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NT Pod
by Mark Goodacre
Mark Goodacre's podcast about the New Testament and Christian Origins. Condensed comment from an academic perspective for everyone interested in historical approaches to the the New Testament.
Episodes
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NT 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 texts (in episode order): Rom. 3.24-25, 1 Thess. 1.9-10, Lev. 16, 1 Cor. 5.7, 1 Cor. 11.23-26, Gal. 3.13, Deut. 21, Phil. 2.5-11, Col.…
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NT 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 is here (YouTube) Key texts (in the order in which they are discussed): Romans 9.5, Colossians 1.15-20, Philippians 2.5-11, 1 Corinthians...
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NT 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 texts (in the order that they are mentioned): Acts 21-28; Acts 7; Acts 20.17-38; 2 Tim. 4.6-7; 2 Tim. 1.17; Martyrdom of Paul; 1 Clement...
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NT 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 version link will be here soon. Key texts (in the order in which they are cited in the podcast): Rom. 15.23-24, 2 Cor. 3.1-4, Rom. 16, Rom....
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NT 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: 2 Cor. 11.28, 2 Cor. 13.7, 1 Thess. 3.5-8, 2 Cor. 10.9-11, 2 Cor. 13.9-10, Gal. 4.19-20 Please feel free to leave feedback below or on my...
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NT 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 119: How often did Paul go to Jerusalem? (audio version, mp3) Video version (YouTube) Key texts: Acts 9, Acts 11.25-30, Acts 15, Acts 18.22,...
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NT 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 Version here. Key texts: Acts 14.4, 14; Gal. 1.1; 1 Cor. 9.1-2; 2 Cor. 11.5; 1 Cor 15.3-10; Acts 24.17; 1 Cor. 16.1-4; 2 Cor. 9.1-5; Rom....
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NT 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 himself as a Pharisee in Philippians 3.5, and this is echoed in Acts of the Apostles. What does this mean for Paul's biography, and how…
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NT 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 only; mp3) The video version is here (YouTube). Key texts (in the order in which they appear): 1 Cor. 15.1-10; Gal. 1.15-16; Acts 9.1-23;...
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NT 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, 2025). NT Pod 115: The Hypothesis of the Gospels (mp3) The video version is here (YouTube) We refer to the following books, articles and...
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NT 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, 4.16-30, 5.1-11, 7.36-50. The video version is here. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on social media platforms (see right). Thanks to...
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NT 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 Secret? (mp3) You can access the video version of this podcast here. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on my social media platforms...
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NT 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 of this podcast here. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on my social media platforms (see right). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and…
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NT 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 Gospels? (mp3) There is a video version of this podcast here. This podcast references my new book. Details here: The Fourth Synoptic Gospel...
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NT 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 (mp3) In this podcast, we discuss our books, out now from Eerdmans: James Barker, Writing and Rewriting the Gospels: John and the…
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NT 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 texts: Feeding of the Five Thousand (Matt. 14.13-21 // Mark 6.31-44 // Mark 6.31-44 // Luke 9.10-17 // John 6.1-15); Gospel Passion and...
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NT 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 Pod 107: Why Do We Translate New Testament Names the Way We Do?) and discusses the different ways we translate Jesus's name depending on...
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NT 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?), focusing on the phenomenon of translating exactly the same name one way if it is an Old Testament character and another way if it is a New...
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NT 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. Our primary focus is on John's Gospel, and the "Johannine Community", but we also discuss Dr Méndez's new online course, with Bart…
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NT 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 dating back to the King James Version of 1611, can prevent us from translating the Bible into accurate contemporary English. There are many...
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NT 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 agreements and disagreements between the Synoptic Gospels, and between the Synoptics and John. This podcast attempts to show how pervasive the...
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NT 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 Variants in New Testament Gospel Stories”, and related topics. NT Pod 103: The Joy of Textual Variants: In Conversation with Dr Elizabeth...
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NT 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; Luke 12.16-21; Thomas 27; Thomas 36; Thomas 63. For more on P.Oxy.5575, see: Candida Moss, "Scholars Publish New Papyrus with Early Sayings...
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NT 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 films here. You can visit Matthew Page's Bible Films Blog here. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter, on our Facebook…
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NT 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 Twitter or on our Facebook page, or on our YoutTube Channel. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative...
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NT 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, Southern Methodist University. It is 57 minutes long: NT Pod 99: Women in the Bible: In Conversation with Jaime Clark-Soles (mp3) This...
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NT 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 long: NT Pod 98: The Origins of Early Christian Literature Without Jesus (mp3) This podcast discusses Robyn Faith Walsh, The Origins of Early...
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NT 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 Pod 97: The Bible With and Without Jesus (mp3) This podcast discusses Amy-Jill Levine & Marc Brettler, The Bible With and Without Jesus...
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NT 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 this slightly edited version is 55 minutes long: NT Pod 96: In conversation with Dagmar Winter & Chris Keith Feel free to leave your...
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NT 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 thirteen minutes long: NT Pod 95: Interview with Ariel Sabar, Author of Veritas (mp3) The book is: Ariel Sabar, Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A...
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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: Review of Ariel Sabar's Veritas (mp3) The book is: Ariel Sabar, Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife (New...
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Mark Goodacre's podcast about the New Testament and Christian Origins. Condensed comment from an academic perspective for everyone interested in historical approaches to the the New Testament.
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