EPISODE · Jul 10, 2025 · 31 MIN
2.04 Introduction - The Birth of John
from Secular Bible Study
Point #1 – 1:25 Her neighbors and relatives, where is Mary?Point #2 – 3:57 Why the crowd tries to name Elizabeth’s babyPoint #3 – 6:43 What then will this child be?Point #4 – 12:56 Zechariah’s Song and the silence of JosephPoint #5 – 15:11 Redemption and the Horn of SalvationPoint #6 – 17:35 Zechariah gives thanks for Jesus at John’s circumcisionPoint #7 – 22:15 Paragraph two of Zechariah’s SongPoint #8 – 23:12 Where is the Wilderness?Point #9 – 25:46 A radical alternative meaning of ‘the horn’ Bibliography:· Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books· Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books· Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books· Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast· Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”· Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”· Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”· Trigg, Joseph: “Origen”· Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series)· Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky”· Cline, Eric: “1177 BC”· Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed”· Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm”· Carlin, Dan: Death Throes of the Republic Podcast, “The End is Always Near”· Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast· Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast Questions or comments? Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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