NT Pod 57: Jesus in John's Gospel

NT Pod 57 discusses Jesus in the Gospel of John. It is 12 minutes and 45 seconds long.



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Key texts: John 1.1-18, John 3, especially John 3.10-18, John 7.41-3.

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NT Pod 56: The Walking, Talking Cross in the Gospel of Peter

NT Pod 56 discusses The Walking, Talking Cross in the Gospel of Peter. It is about thirteen minutes long.



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The episode is a sequel to NT Pod 55: The Gospel of Peter.

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NT Pod 55: The Gospel of Peter

NT Pod 55 discusses The Gospel of Peter. It is thirteen and a half minutes long.



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NT Pod 54: The horror of crucifixion

NT Pod 54 discusses the horror of crucifixion, looking at the archaeological and literary evidence and reflecting on its relevance to the Passion Narratives in the Gospels. It is twelve and a half minutes long.



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NT Pod 53: Are the Passion Narratives "Prophecy Historicized"?

NT Pod 53 discusses the origins of the Passion Narratives in the Gospels, asking whether they are "prophecy historized" (John Dominic Crossan) or whether the better described as "tradition scripturalized". It is thirteen minutes long.



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Key texts: Mark 14-15, Psalm 22

Programme Notes (NT Blog)

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NT Pod 52: Who is this "Son of Man"?

NT Pod 52 explores what the term "Son of Man" means in the Gospels by going through a series of seven indisputable statements about the term, noting the importance, for the evangelists, of Daniel 7.13-14. Other key texts discussed in the podcast include John 12.34, Mark 2.27-28, Mark 8.31-32, Mark 13.26-27 and Mark 14.61-63.

It is about eleven minutes long.



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NT Pod 51: What do we know about the brothers of Jesus?

NT Pod 51 discusses the brothers of Jesus. It is just under twelve minutes long.

Key texts: Mark 6.3, 1 Cor. 9.5, Mark 3.20, Mark 3.31-35, John 7.1-11, 1 Cor. 15.7.



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NT Pod 50: What do we know about the sisters of Jesus?

NT Pod 50 asks "What do we know about the sisters of Jesus?" It is just under twelve minutes long.



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Key texts: Mark 6.3, Matt. 13.56, Protevangelium of James 19, Gospel of Philip 59.6-11, Epiphanius, Pan. 78.8.1, 78.9.6, Ancoratus 60.1.

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NT Pod 49: What is the Third Quest of the Historical Jesus?

NT Pod 49 asks "What is the Third Quest of the Historical Jesus?. It is about twelve and half minutes long.



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NT Pod 48: Why Study the Historical Jesus?

NT Pod 48 asks "Why Study the Historical Jesus?" It is just over eleven minutes long.



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NT Pod 47: Did Jesus Exist?

NT Pod 47 discusses the question "Did Jesus exist?". It is 13 minutes long.



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References include: 1 Thess. 2.14-16, Gal. 1.18-24.

Background information (NT Blog).

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NT Pod 46: Was Jesus Born in a Stable?

NT Pod 46 asks "Was Jesus born in a stable?". It is about eleven minutes long.



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Key texts: Matthew 2.11 and especially Luke 2.7, but also texts from the rest of Matthew 2 and Luke 2. See also the Protevangelium of James 18-20.

The podcast mentions Stephen C. Carlson, “The Accommodations of Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem: Κατάλυμα in Luke 2.7,” New Testament Studies 56 (2010): 326-342, reproduced here.

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NT Pod 45: What did Paul think about the Future of Israel?

NT Pod 45 asks "What was Paul's view of the Future of Israel?" It is just under 13 minutes long.



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Key texts: Romans 9-11

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NT Pod 44: What did Paul know about Jesus?

NT Pod 44 asks "What did Paul know about Jesus?" It is thirteen and a half minutes long.



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Key texts: 1 Cor. 7.10-11, 1 Cor. 9.3-6, 1 Cor. 9.14, 1 Cor. 11.23-26, 1 Cor. 15.5, 1 Thess. 4.15-17.

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NT Pod 43: Were Paul's Ethics Distinctively Christian?

NT Pod 43 asks "Were Paul's Ethics Distinctively Christian?" It is eleven minutes long.



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Key texts: 1 Cor. 6.10-11; 1 Thess. 4.2-5; 1 Cor. 7.25-26, 29; 1 Thess. 3.13; 1 Cor. 10.23-24; Rom. 14.19; 1 Thess. 1.6; 1 Cor. 11.1; 1 Cor. 13; Rom. 13.9-10; Gal. 5.13-14; Gal. 5.22-26; 1 Cor. 6.15-26; Rom. 6.3, 12.

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NT Pod 42: Did Paul think that Jesus was the Pre-existent Son of God?

NT Pod 42 asks "Did Paul think that Jesus was the Pre-existent Son of God?". It is ten and a half minutes long.



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Key texts: Phil. 2.5-11, 1 Cor. 8.6

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NT Pod 41: Was Paul the Founder of Christianity?

NT Pod 41 asks "Was Paul the Founder of Christianity?" It is nine and a half minutes long.



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Key texts: Romans 15.19, Galatians 1.11-12, Galatians 1.18-19, Galatians 2.1-10, Galatians 2.11-14, 1 Corinthians 15.1-5, Acts 11.26.

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NT Pod 40: "Teeth will be provided": the joke, the hoax, the story

NT Pod 40 discusses an amusing agraphon that turned out to be a hoax, and the joke that preceded it. It is just under ten minutes long.



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Key texts: Matt. 24.51

References:

Ehrman, Bart D., Lost Christianities: The Battle for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003): 69-70

Carlson, Stephen C., The Gospel Hoax: Morton Smith's Invention of Secret Mark (Waco, Tex: Baylor University Press, 2005): 17-19

Metzger, Bruce, "Literary Forgeries and Canonical Pseudepigrapha," JBL 91 (1972): 3-24

Coleman-Norton, Paul, "An Amusing Agraphon," CBQ 12 (1950): 439-49.

"Anecdotes", Annie Besant (ed.), Our Corner V (1885): 120.

"Under the Spreading Chesnut Tree," Everybody's Magazine XXIV (January-June 1911): 142.

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NT Pod 39: Fatigue in the Synoptics

NT Pod 39 discusses Fatigue in the Synoptic Gospels, an aspect of the Synoptic Problem. It is twelve minutes long.



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Key texts: Matt. 8.1-4 // Mark 1.40-45; Mark 6.14-29 // Matt 14.1-12; Mark 6.30-44 // Luke 9.10-17; Mark 4.1-20 // Luke 8.4-15; Matt. 10.11-14 // Luke 9.4-5; Matt 25.14-30 // Luke 19.11-27.

For a more detailed argument, see Mark Goodacre, "Fatigue in the Synoptics", New Testament Studies 44 (1998): 45-58

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NT Pod 38: Who is the Beloved Disciple in John's Gospel?

NT Pod 38 asks "Who is the Beloved Disciple in John's Gospel?".  It is the one year anniversary episode.  It is just under twelve and a half minutes long.



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Key texts: John 19.26-27, John 19.35, John 21.24, John 13.23-25, John 18.15-18, John 21.20-23, Luke 22.8, Acts 3.1, Acts 12.2, Gal. 2.9, John 1.35-42

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NT Pod 37: What is the purpose of the Epistle to the Hebrews?

NT Pod 37 asks "What is the purpose of the Epistle to the Hebrews?" It is just over 13 minutes long. Feel free to leave your comments below or on the new NT Pod Facebook page.



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Key texts: Hebrews 6.1-4, Hebrews 12.1-3, Hebrews 13.22

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