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 Schrader Polczer (mp3) You can leave feedback on Twitter o…

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 of Jesus" (Daily Beast) Peter Gurry, Synopsis of P.O…

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 page, or on our Youtube Channel. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me …

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 Commons agreement.…

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 podcast discusses Jaime Clark-Soles, Women in the Bible (…

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 Christian Literature: Contextualizing the New Testame…

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 (New York: Harper Collins, 2020) Feel free to leave y…

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 feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Tha…

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 Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife (New York: Dou…

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 York: Doubleday, 2020) Previous podcasts in this serie…

NT Pod 93: From Juvencus to Jesus Christ Superstar (Crossover with NT Review); it is an hour long. NT Pod 93: Crossover Episode with NT Review (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Featuring Ian Mills and Laura Robinson from the New Testament Review Podcast. The topics covered are (in order): Ben Hur (n…

NT Pod 92 Live: this is an edited recording of NT Pod Live (April 16 2020); it is 53 minutes long. NT Pod 92: Live Episode (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Featuring calls from Alicia Costello, CJ Schmidt, Michael Strickland, Hugo Mendez, Jacob Sparks, and Jose Corea, and chat questions from Kelly …

NT Pod 91, "Stories of Jesus' Resurrection", is an extended episode of the podcast; it is 49 minutes long. NT Pod 91: Stories of Jesus' Resurrection (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Lecture Handout here (PDF) The lecture featured in this episode was originally part of a series of ten lectures entit…

NT Pod 90, "How was the Forgery of the Gospel of Jesus' Wife Confirmed?", is the final episode in in the series of four podcasts on the Gospel of Jesus' Wife. It is just over eighteen minutes long. NT Pod 90: How was the Forgery of the Gospel of Jesus' Wife Confirmed? (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook pag…

NT Pod 89, "How was the Forgery of the Gospel of Jesus' Wife Proved?", is the third of four podcasts on the Gospel of Jesus' Wife. It is just over eighteen minutes long. NT Pod 89: How was the Forgery of the Gospel of Jesus' Wife Proved? (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Websites referenced in this …

NT Pod 88, "Is the Gospel of Jesus' Wife a Forgery?" is the second of four podcasts on the Gospel of Jesus' Wife. It is just over eighteen minutes long. NT Pod 88: Is the Gospel of Jesus' Wife a Forgery? (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Websites referenced in this podcast: Gospel of Jesus' Wife (Ha…

NT Pod 87, "What is the Gospel of Jesus' Wife?" is the first of four podcasts on the Gospel of Jesus' Wife. It is just over twelve minutes long. NT Pod 87: What is the Gospel of Jesus' Wife? (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Websites referenced in this podcast: Gospel of Jesus' Wife (Harvard officia…

NT Pod 86 offers a conversation with Chris Keith. It is just under forty minutes long. NT Pod 86: In Conversation with Chris Keith (mp3) Chris Keith is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at St Mary's University, Twickenham, London. He is the author of The Gospel as Manuscript: An Early History of the Jesus Tradition as Mater…

NT Pod 85 asks "What is Sourceomania". It is thirteen minutes long. NT Pod 85: What is Sourceomania (mp3) See also: NT Blog: Sourceomania Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.…

NT Pod 84 discusses Occam's Razor and Q. It is 20 minutes long. NT Pod 84: Occam's Razor and Q (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000,"Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.By Mark Goodacre

NT Pod 83 asks "Who wrote the Gospels, and when?" It is 21 minutes long. NT Pod 83: Who wrote the Gospels, and when? (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.…

NT Pod 82 asks "What are the Gospels?". It is 24 minutes long. NT Pod 82: What are the Gospels? (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.By Mark Goodacre

NT Pod 81 discusses "Albert Schweitzer and the Quest of the Historical Jesus". It is 22 minutes long. NT Pod 81: Albert Schweitzer & the Quest of the Historical Jesus (mp3) Key texts: Matt. 10.23, Mark 15.34 // Matt. 27.46. The episode features brief clips from British Pathé News (Schweitzer in Cambridge) and the Albert Schweitzer Documentary. Feel…

NT Pod 80 asks about Christmas in John's Gospel. It is just over thirteen minutes long. NT Pod 80: Christmas in John's Gospel (mp3) Key texts: John 1.1-18; John 1.14; John 1.45-6; John 18.5, 7; John 19.19, John 1.29, John 3.24, 6.42, 7.42; Matthew 2.4-6; Luke 2.4, 11. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Tha…

The NT Pod is back on the road! Episode 79 was recorded at Santhome Basilica in Mylapore, Chennai, India. It is twelve minutes long. NT Pod 79: Santhome Basilica (mp3) Programme notes are available on the NT Blog here: NT Blog: St Thomas Basilica Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me an…

The NT Pod is back on the road! NT Pod 78 visits Little Mount, Chennai, India, and looks at the traditional place of Thomas's martyrdom. It is just over twelve minutes long. NT Pod 78: Little Mount (mp3) Programme notes are available on the NT Blog here: NT Blog: Little Mount Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook p…

NT Pod 77 takes the podcast on the road to St Thomas' Mount, Chennai, India. It is just over fourteen minutes long. NT Pod 77: St Thomas Mount (mp3) Key texts: John 20.24-29 Show notes are available on the NT Blog: St Thomas Mount. Would you like to hear more "on the road" episodes of the NT Pod? Please let us know! Feel free to leave your feedback…

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. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to R…

NT Pod 75 discusses BBC's The Passion. It is just under twenty-five minutes long. NT Pod 75: BBC's The Passion (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.By Mark Goodacre

NT Pod 74 discusses Jesus (dir. Roger Young, 1999). It is 27 minutes long. NT Pod 74: Jesus The Movie (1999) (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.By Mark Goodacre

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 Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released…

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) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.…

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 Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.…

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) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons…

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) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.…

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) Feel free to leave your f…

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) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.…

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). Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening them…

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. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, …

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) You can also view this on Youtube. Feel free to leave your feedback belo…

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. Feel free to leave your feedba…

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) NT Pod 63: Conflicting Christmas Stories (mp3) (Alternative location) Key texts: Matthew 1-2, Luke 1-2 Feel free to leave your fe…

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) NT Pod 62: What is the Gospel of Thomas? (mp3) (Alternative location) 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 Synop…

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) NT Pod 61: The Criterion of Multiple Attestation (mp3) (Alternative location) Key texts: Coming soon. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Faceb…

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

NT Pod 59 discusses Criteria in Historical Jesus research. It is twelve and a half minutes long. NT Pod 59: Historical Jesus Criteria (mp3) NT Pod 59: Historical Jesus Criteria (mp3) (Alternative location) Key texts: Mark 1.4-8, Matt. 3.11-17, Luke 3.21-2 Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram200…

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 Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening them…

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) NT Pod 57: Jesus in John's Gospel (mp3) (Alternative location) Key texts: John 1.1-18, John 3, especially John 3.10-18, John 7.41-3. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ra…

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) NT Pod 56: The Walking, Talking Cross in the Gospel of Peter (mp3) (Alternative location) The episode is a sequel to NT Pod 55: The Gospel of Peter. Feel free to leave your feed…

NT Pod 55 discusses The Gospel of Peter. It is thirteen and a half minutes long. NT Pod 55: The Gospel of Peter (mp3) NT Pod 55: The Gospel of Peter (mp3) (Alternative location) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, Me and You, for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreem…