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Unattended Consequences

by New Testament Review

Influential works of New Testament scholarship discussed by two Duke PhD candidates.

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Episodes

  1. 17. Loveday Alexander, The Preface to Luke's Gospel

    Is the Gospel of Luke history? Who is Theophilus? A discussion of Loveday Alexander's The Preface to Luke's Gospel.

  2. 16. Wayne A Meeks, The First Urban Christians

    Were early Christians poor? How did economics influence early Christianity? A discussion of Wayne A Meeks' The First Urban Christians

  3. Christmas Special: Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah

    What is the point of genealogies in the gospels? Are there differences? Why? A special Christmas-themed discussion of a chapter from Raymond Brown's The Birth of the Messiah.

  4. 14. Margaret M Mitchell, "Paul's Letters to Corinth"

    How many letters did Paul write to Corinth? How many of them are in the New Testament? How did Paul offend the Corinthian church? A discussion of Margaret M Mitchell's "The Interpretive Intertwining of Literary and Historical Reconstruction."

  5. 13. JL Martyn, History and Theology in the Fourth Gospel

    When did Christians separate from the synagogue? Is John a "two-level drama"? A discussion of JL Martyn's History and Theology in the Fourth Gospel.

  6. Special #SBLAAR18 Episode

    A special episode discussing the annual Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion meeting. #SBLAAR18

  7. 12. Wayne A Meeks, "The Man from Heaven in Johannine Sectarianism"

    Why is the Gospel of John so weird? A discussion of Wayne A Meeks, "The Man from Heaven in Johannine Sectarianism."

  8. 11. Austin Farrer, "On Dispensing with Q"

    Are there good reasons to think that Matthew and Luke had a common source other than Mark? A discussion of "On Dispensing with Q" by Austin Farrer.

  9. 10. Morna Hooker, "Were There False Teachers in Colossae?"

    Who were Paul's opponents in Colossae? We discuss Morna Hooker's important essay arguing that there are no false teachers addressed in Colossians.

  10. 9. Graham Stanton, "Synagogue and Church"

    What is Matthew's relationship to Judaism? A discussion of one essay from Graham Stanton's A Gospel for a New People: Studies in Matthew.

  11. 8. EP Sanders, Paul and Palestinian Judaism

    What is the center of Paul's theology? Did Paul and the Jewish people have a problem with the law? A Discussion of EP Sander's paradigm shifting monograph, Paul and Palestinian Judaism.

  12. 7. AY Collins, "Dating the Apocalypse of John"

    When was Revelation written? Who wrote it? AY Collins "Dating the Apocalypse of John" guides us through the relevant considerations.

  13. 6. Richard A Burridge's What Are The Gospels?

    Do the gospels belong to a recognizable genre of literature from antiquity? What is a genre anyways? A discussion of Richard A Burridge's What Are the Gospels?

  14. 5. JL Martyn "A Law Observant Mission to the Gentiles"

    With whom was Paul arguing in the letter to the Galatians? How can we know? A discussion of JL Martyn's classic article "A Law Observant Mission to the Gentiles."

  15. 4. BH Streeter's The Four Gospels

    Matthew, Mark, and Luke are suspiciously similar. Who copied from whom? Did Matthew and Luke share a source that hasn't survived? Our first synoptic problem episode featuring Ken Olson! A discussion of BH Streeter's The Four Gospels.

  16. Richard Hays and Joel Marcus on Approaches to New Testament Studies

    Special Episode: Richard Hays and Joel Marcus discuss literary and historical approaches to New Testament Studies and the relationship of both to Christian theology. Live recording of a discussion at Duke Divinity school.

  17. 3. Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza's In Memory of Her

    What was the role of women in the Jesus movement, Pauline churches, and earliest Christianity? How did the men who composed and transmitted our earliest evidence shape the tradition? How does modern scholarship perpetuate their androcentrism? A discussion of Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza's In…

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  18. 2. William Wrede's The Messianic Secret

    Why is Jesus so secretive in the gospel of Mark? How did the evangelists shape their stories of Jesus? A discussion of William Wrede's The Messianic Secret (1901).

  19. 1. Krister Stendahl, "The Apostle Paul and the Introspective Conscience of the West"

    Did Paul struggle to keep the law? As a Christian, did Paul have a sin problem? A discussion of Krister Stendahl's "Paul and the Introspective Conscience of the West" (1963) and its impact on the study of Judaism and Paul.

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Influential works of New Testament scholarship discussed by two Duke PhD candidates.

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