NT Pod 76: The Magi in Matthew's Gospel

NT Pod 76 discusses The Magi in Matthew's Gospel. It is 14 minutes long.



NT Pod 76: The Magi in Matthew's Gospel (mp3)

Key texts: Matthew 2.1-12

Clips: Johnny Cash reads Matthew's Gospel; Ella Fitzgerald, "We Three Kings"; The Mediaeval Baebes, We Three Kings.

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NT Pod 75: The Passion (BBC, 2008)

NT Pod 75 discusses BBC's The Passion. It is just under twenty-five minutes long.



NT Pod 75: BBC's The Passion (mp3)


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NT Pod 74: Jesus The Movie (1999)

NT Pod 74 discusses Jesus (dir. Roger Young, 1999). It is 27 minutes long.



NT Pod 74: Jesus The Movie (1999) (mp3)


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NT Pod 73: Who were Jesus' brothers & sisters?

NT Pod 73 asks "Who were Jesus' brothers and sisters?"  It is about 15 minutes long.



NT Pod 73: Who were Jesus' brothers and sisters? (mp3)

Key texts: Mark 3.31-35, Mark 6.3, 1 Cor. 9.5, 1 Cor. 15.7, Gal. 1-2

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NT Pod 72: Son of God Movie

NT Pod 72 discusses Son of God, which was released in US cinemas on 28 February 2014.  It is twenty minutes long.



NT Pod 72: Son of God Movie (mp3)

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NT Pod 71: Was the ending of Mark's Gospel lost?

NT Pod 71 discusses the ending of Mark's Gospel. It is just under fifteen minutes long.



NT Pod 71: Was the ending of Mark's Gospel lost? (mp3)

Key texts: Mark 16.1-8

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NT Pod 70: What is the Criterion of "Views common to friend and foe"?

NT Pod 70 discusses the criterion of "Views common to friend and foe" in Historical Jesus work. It is just over thirteen minutes long.



NT Pod 70: Views Common to Friend and Foe (mp3)

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NT Pod 69: What is the Criterion of Dissimilarity?

NT Pod 69 asks "What is the criterion of dissimilarity in Historical Jesus research?" It is sixteen minutes long.



NT Pod 69: What is the Criterion of Dissimilarity? (mp3)

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NT Pod 68: Where do we begin Historical Jesus research?

NT Pod 68 asks "Where do we begin Historical Jesus research?" and discusses the different approaches of E. P. Sanders, John Dominic Crossan and N. T. Wright.  It is twenty minutes long and was recorded on a snow day when classes at Duke University were cancelled.



NT Pod 68: Where do we begin Historical Jesus research? (mp3)


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NT Pod 67: John's Gospel and the Historical Jesus

NT Pod 67 discusses John's Gospel and the Historical Jesus. It is about twelve minutes long.



NT Pod 67: John's Gospel and the Historical Jesus (mp3)


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NT Pod 66: Oral Traditions and the Game of "Telephone"

NT Pod 66 discusses Oral Traditions and the Game of "Telephone". It is twelve minutes long.



NT Pod 66: Oral Tradition and "Telephone" (mp3)

See also: NT Blog: The Gospels and the Telephone Game (and further links there).

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NT Pod 65: The Women at the Cross

NT Pod 65 discusses the Women at the Cross in Mark's Gospel. It is about 14 minutes long.



NT Pod 65: The Women at the Cross (mp3)

Key texts: Mark 15.21; Mark 15.40-41; John 19.25-27; Luke 8.1-3; Mark 6.3; Mark 3.31-5.

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NT Pod Extended Ep. 6: Myths of Mary and the Married Jesus

This is an extended episode of the NT Pod, a recording of the Cadbury Lecture on "Myths of Mary and the Married Jesus" delivered at the University of Birmingham in January 2013. It is about 50 minutes long.



NT Pod Extended Episode 6: "Myths of Mary and the Married Jesus" (mp3)

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NT Pod 64: Is the Virgin Birth based on a Mistranslation?

NT Pod 64 asks "Is the Virgin Birth based on a Mistranslation?" It is about twelve minutes long.



NT Pod 64: Is the Virgin Birth based on a Mistranslation? (mp3)

Key texts: Matthew 1.18-25, Isaiah 7.14, Matthew 2.23.

The brief clip of Francesca Stavrakopolou is from BBC Radio 5 live, 5 Live Breakfast, 20 December 2012.

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NT Pod 63: Conflicting Christmas Stories

NT Pod 63 discusses Conflicting Christmas Stories, focusing on the differences between Matthew's and Luke's Birth Narratives (Matt. 1-2 and Luke 1-2).  It is 14 minutes long.



NT Pod 63: Conflicting Christmas Stories (mp3)
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Key texts: Matthew 1-2, Luke 1-2

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The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Harold Darke's setting of "In the Bleak Midwinter" sung by Trinity College, Cambridge.

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NT Pod 62: What is the Gospel of Thomas?

NT Pod 62 asks "What is the Gospel of Thomas?"  It is thirteen minutes long.



NT Pod 62: What is the Gospel of Thomas? (mp3)
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For more on the Gospel of Thomas, see the NT Gateway: Gospel of Thomas.

My new book: Thomas and the Gospels: The Case for Thomas's Familiarity with the Synoptics

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NT Pod 61: The Criterion of Multiple Attestation

NT Pod 61 discusses the Criterion of Multiple Attestation in Historical Jesus research. It is just over eleven minutes long.



NT Pod 61: The Criterion of Multiple Attestation (mp3)
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Key texts: Coming soon.

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NT Pod 60: The Criterion of Embarrassment

NT Pod 60 continues the series on Historical Jesus criteria and focuses on the Criterion of Embarrassment. It is about 12 minutes long.



NT Pod 60: The Criterion of Embarrassment (mp3)
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Key texts: Mark 15.34 // Matt. 27.46, Luke 23.46, John 19.30, Mark 7.24-30, Mark 1.4-8.

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NT Pod 59: Historical Jesus Criteria

NT Pod 59 discusses Criteria in Historical Jesus research. It is twelve and a half minutes long.



NT Pod 59: Historical Jesus Criteria (mp3)
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Key texts: Mark 1.4-8, Matt. 3.11-17, Luke 3.21-2

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NT Pod 58: An Alternative Version of the Christmas Story

NT Pod 58 discusses the Protevangelium of James and its alternative version of the Christmas story. It is 14 minutes long.

NT Pod 58: An Alternative Version of the Christmas Story (mp3)

Key texts: Protevangelium of James

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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.



NT Pod 57: Jesus in John's Gospel (mp3)
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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.



NT Pod 56: The Walking, Talking Cross in the Gospel of Peter (mp3)
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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.



NT Pod 55: The Gospel of Peter (mp3)
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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.



NT Pod 54: The horror of crucifixion (mp3)
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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.



NT Pod 53: Are the Passion Narratives "Prophecy Historicized"? (mp3)
NT Pod 53: Are the Passion Narratives "Prophecy Historicized"? (mp3) (Alternative location)

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.



NT Pod 52: Who is this "Son of Man"? (mp3)
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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.



NT Pod 51: The brothers of Jesus (mp3)
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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.



NT Pod 50: Jesus' Sisters (mp3)
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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.



NT Pod 49: What is the Third Quest of the Historical Jesus? (mp3)
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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.



NT Pod 48: Why Study the Historical Jesus? (mp3)
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NT Pod 47: Did Jesus Exist?

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



NT Pod 47: Did Jesus exist? (mp3)
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References include: 1 Thess. 2.14-16, Gal. 1.18-24.

Background information (NT Blog).

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