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NT Pod
Podcast about the New Testament and Christian Origins by Mark Goodacre, Professor of Religious Studies, Duke University.
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NT PodNT Pod 126: What is going on in Romans 7?
NT Pod 126 asks "What is going on in Romans 7?" It is about 24 and a half minutes long. NT Pod 126: What is going on in Romans 7? (mp3) Video version (YouTube)…
NT PodNT Pod 125: Is Participation in Christ at the Heart of Paul's Theology?
NT Pod 125 asks, "Is Participation in Christ at the Heart of Paul's Theology?" It is just over 21 minutes long. NT Pod 125: Is Participation in Christ at the…
NT PodNT Pod 124: How did Paul understand Jesus's death?
NT Pod 124 asks, "How did Paul understand the death of Jesus?" It is just under 18 minutes long. NT Pod 124: How did Paul understand Jesus's death? (mp3) Key…
NT PodNT Pod 123: Did Paul think that Jesus was God?
NT Pod 123 asks, "Did Paul think that Jesus was God?" It is just under 23 minutes long. NT Pod 123: Did Paul think that Jesus was God? (mp3) The video version…
NT PodNT Pod 122: How did Paul die?
NT Pod 122 asks "How did Paul die?" It is eleven minutes and 40 seconds long. NT Pod 122: How did Paul die? (audio, mp3) Video version is here (YouTube) Key…
NT PodNT Pod 121: Why did Paul write Romans?
NT Pod 121 asks "Why did Paul write the epistle to the Romans?" It is 17 minutes long. NT Pod 121: Why did Paul write the epistle to the Romans? (mp3) Video…
NT PodNT Pod 120: Why did Paul write letters?
NT Pod 120 asks "Why did Paul write letters?" It is 12 minutes long. NT Pod 120: Why did Paul write letters? (mp3) Video version (YouTube) is here. Key texts…
NT PodNT Pod 119: How often did Paul go to Jerusalem?
NT Pod 119 looks at a famous issue in Pauline chronology. There are five visits to Jerusalem in Acts, but only three in Paul. How do we explain this? NT Pod…
NT PodNT Pod 118: Can we trust Luke's Portrait of Paul in Acts?
NT Pod 118 discusses the portrait of Paul in Acts of the Apostles. It is 13 minutes long. NT Pod 118: Can we trust Luke's Portrait of Paul in Acts? (mp3) Video…
NT PodNT Pod 117: How could Paul have been a Pharisee?
NT Pod 117 asks "How could Paul have been a Pharisee?" It is just under 13 minutes long. NT Pod 117: How could Paul have been a Pharisee? (mp3) Paul describes…
NT PodNT Pod 116: Was Paul Converted on the Damascus Road?
NT Pod 116 asks, "Was Paul converted on the Damascus Road?" It is 14 minutes and 41 seconds long. NT Pod 116: Was Paul Converted on the Damascus Road? (audio…
NT PodNT Pod 115: The Hypothesis of the Gospels
NT Pod 115 is a conversation with Ian Mills about his new book The Hypothesis of the Gospels: Narrative Traditions in Hellenistic Reading Culture (Fortress…
NT PodNT Pod 114: Is Luke a Historian?
NT Pod 114 asks, "Is Luke a Historian?" It is just over 14 minutes long. NT Pod 114: Is Luke a Historian? (mp3) Key texts: Luke 1.1-4, 1.5, 2.1-2, 3.1-2…
NT PodNT Pod 113: Does John have a Messianic Secret?
NT Pod 113 asks whether John's Gospel has a "Messianic Secret" like the one in Mark. It is just under 13 minutes long. NT Pod 113: Does John have a Messianic…
NT PodNT Pod 112: What is Redaction Criticism?
NT Pod 112 discusses Redaction Criticism of the Gospels. It is 16 minutes long. NT Pod 112: What is Redaction Criticism? (mp3) You can access the video version…
NT PodNT Pod 111: Did John Know the Synoptic Gospels?
NT Pod 111 attempts to answer the question, "Did John know the Synoptic Gospels?" It is just under 12 minutes long. NT Pod 111: Did John Know the Synoptic…
NT PodNT Pod 110: Writing, Rewriting, and Knowledge: John and the Synoptics with James Barker
NT Pod 110 is a conversation between me and James Barker. It is just under an hour long. NT Pod 110: Writing, Re-writing, and Knowledge: John and the Synoptics…
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Lots More NT Pod Shorts
Since my last post here, on July 30, I have posted nine more NT Pod Shorts on my YouTube Channel. I have realized that posting every link here is going to be a…
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More Shorts: Triple Tradition; Double Tradition; Marcan Priority
I've uploaded three more NT Pod Shorts on the Synoptic Problem: What is the "triple tradition"? What is the "double tradition"? Was Mark the First Gospel?…
NT PodNT Pod Shorts: What is the Synoptic Problem?
My next Short goes back to the beginning and asks "What is the Synoptic Problem?"
NT PodNT Pod Shorts: Why is Q so Appealing?
I'm trying something new: NT Pod Shorts. These are short (less than three minute) videos about topics connected with the podcast, and the first few are going…
NT PodNT Pod 109: The Last Supper (2025)
In NT Pod 109, Mark goes to the movies! This is a review of The Last Supper (2025), and it is almost 29 minutes long. NT Pod 109: The Last Supper (mp3) Key…
NT PodNT Pod 108: The Jesus / Joshua Problem
NT Pod 108 continues the series on Bible translation (see also NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem, NT Pod 105: What is Translation Inertia?, and NT…
NT PodNT Pod 107: Why Do We Translate New Testament Names the Way We Do?
NT Pod 107 continues the series on Bible translation (see also NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem and NT Pod 105: What is Translation Inertia?)…
NT PodNT Pod 106: NT Introductions & Johannine Communities with Hugo Méndez
In NT Pod 106, I am in conversation with Dr Hugo Méndez, Associate Professor in Ancient Mediterranean Religions at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill…
NT PodNT Pod 105: What is Translation Inertia?
NT Pod 105, "What is Translation Inertia?" discusses a problem in English translations of the Gospels. The sheer familiarity of famous translations, often…
NT PodNT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem
NT Pod 104, "The Synoptic Translation Problem," investigates a problem in English translations of the Gospels. The translations frequently mangle the…
NT PodNT Pod 103: The Joy of Textual Variants: In Conversation with Dr Elizabeth Schrader Polczer
NT Pod 103 is a conversation with Dr Elizabeth Schrader Polczer, focusing on her Duke PhD Dissertation, "’Those Who Love Me Will Keep My Word’: Narrative…
NT PodNT Pod 102: Has Q Been Discovered?
NT Pod 102 asks, "Has Q Been Discovered?" It is 14 minutes long. NT Pod 102: Has Q Been Discovered? (mp3) Key texts: P.Oxy.5575; Matt. 6.25-33; Luke 6.22-31…
NT PodNT Pod 101: 100 Bible Films: In Conversation with Matthew Page
NT Pod 101 is a conversation with Matthew Page about his new book, 100 Bible Films: NT Pod 101: 100 Bible Films with Matthew Page (mp3) You can order 100 Bible…
NT PodNT Pod 100: New Ways Through the Maze
NT Pod 100 asks "Are there New Ways through the Maze?" NT Pod 100: Are There New Ways Through the Maze? (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on…
NT PodNT Pod 99: Women in the Bible: In Conversation with Jaime Clark-Soles
NT Pod 99 is a conversation with Prof. Jaime Clark-Soles, Professor of New Testament, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, Perkins School of Theology…
NT PodNT Pod 98: The Origins of Early Christian Literature: In Conversation with Robyn Walsh
NT Pod 98 is a conversation with Prof. Robyn Faith Walsh, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Miami University. It is 58 minutes…
NT PodNT Pod 97: The Bible With and Without Jesus
NT Pod 97 is a conversation with Prof. Amy-Jill Levine and Prof. Marc Brettler about their new book, The Bible With and Without Jesus. It is 46 minutes long…
NT PodNT Pod 96: In Conversation with Dagmar Winter & Chris Keith
NT Pod 96 is a conversation with Dagmar Winter and Chris Keith about the use of criteria in Historical Jesus research. It was recorded "live" in April 2020 and…
NT PodNT Pod 95: Interview with Ariel Sabar, Author of Veritas
In NT Pod 95, I am in conversation with Ariel Sabar, author of Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife. It is an hour and…
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NT Pod 94: Review of Ariel Sabar's Veritas
NT Pod 94 is my review of Ariel Sabar, Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife. It is just under 19 minutes long. NT Pod 94…