Tuesday, February 20, 2024

56. James Dunn, "The New Perspective on Paul"

56. James Dunn, "The New Perspective on Paul"













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What is the relationship between Paul's Judaism and his faith in Christ? A discussion of James Dunn's "The New Perspective on Paul."


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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

55. Janice Capel Anderson, "Matthew: Gender and Reading"

 55. Janice Capel Anderson, "Matthew: Reading and Gender"













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What is the symbolic significance of gender in the Gospel according to Matthew? A discussion of Janice Capel Anderson's "Matthew: Reading and Gender" from A Feminist Companion to Matthew (2001).

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

54. Bart Ehrman, The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture

54. Bart Ehrman, The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture















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Did copyists intentionally change the text of the New Testament? A discussion of Bart D. Ehrman's Orthodox Corruption of Scripture.

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

53. Sebastian Brock, The Bible in the Syriac Tradition

 53. Sebastian Brock, The Bible in the Syriac Tradition












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What is the Syriac Bible? A discussion of Sebastian Brock's The Bible in the Syriac Tradition with Nathan Tilley.

52. Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels

52. Elaine Pagels, The Gnostic Gospels


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What made gnostics different from other Christians? And did it matter? A discussion of Elaine Pagels' 1979 monograph, The Gnostic Gospels.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

50. Gunther Bornkamm, "The Stilling of the Storm"

50. Gunther Bornkamm, "The Stilling of the Storm"











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How did Matthew rewrite one spof Mark's miracle stories? What is reaction criticism? A discussion of Günther Bornkamm's "The Stilling of the Storm in Matthew" (originally published as "Die Sturmstillung im Matthäus-Evangelium") with Ian Mills and Laura Robinson.

Günther Bornkamm, “The Stilling of the Storm in Matthew,” in Bornkamm, Barth, and Held, Tradition and Interpretation in Matthew (1963), 52–57.

Günther Bornkamm, "Die Sturmstillung im Matthäus-Evangelium" in Bornkamm, Barth, and Held, Überlieferung und Auslengung im Matthäusevangelium (1961) 48-53.



Tuesday, April 4, 2023

49. Harvey McArthur, "The Eusebian Sections and Canons"

49. Harvey McArthur, "The Eusebian Sections and Canons"











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What is the Eusebian Apparatus? How have readers throughout history navigated the four-fold gospel? A discussion of Harvey McArthur's "The Eusebian Sections and Canons" with Jeremiah Coogan.

Harvey K. McArthur, "The Eusebian Sections and Canons," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 27 (1965), 250–256.


Saturday, January 14, 2023

48. Paula Fredriksen, Paul and Augustine: Conversion Narratives

48. Paula Fredriksen, Paul and Augustine: Conversion Narratives 












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Did Paul become a Christian? What are conversion narratives for? A discussion of Paula Fredriksen's "Paul and Augustine: Conversion Narratives, Orthodox Traditions, and the Retrospective Self" Journal of Theological Studies 37.1 1986, 3-34.

Thanks to Carnegie Band for use of their song "Come Home."

47. Paul Coleman-Norton, "An Amusing Agraphon"

47. Paul Coleman-Norton, "An Amusing Agraphon"











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What traditions about Jesus survive outside of the gospels? Did Jesus have a sense of humor? A discussion of Paul Coleman-Norton's "An Amusing Agraphon" The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 12.4 (October 1950), 439-449.

Thanks to Carnegie Band for use of their song "Come Home."

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

46. Adolf von Harnack, 1 Clement

46. Adolf von Harnack, 1 Clement











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What is Clement's Letter to Corinth? A discussion of Adolf von Harnack's A Letter of the Roman Church to the Corinthian Church from the Era of Domitian: 1 Clement (Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2021). 

Thanks to Carnegie Band for use of their song "Come Home."

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

45. Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Part 4)

 

45. Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Part 4)



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What is the Magnificat? Another Christmas episode discussing Raymond Brown's The Birth of the Messiah. 

Thanks to Carnegie Band for use of their song "Come Home."

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

44. Annette Yoshiko Reed, "Euangelion: Orality, Textuality and the Christian Truth"


44. Annette Yoshiko Reed, "Euangelion: Orality, Textuality and the Christian Truth"


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What is the relationship between the gospel and the gospels? A discussion of Annette Yoshiko Reed's "Euangelion: Orality, Textuality, and the Christian Truth in Irenaeus' Adversus Haereses" with Dr. Jeremiah Coogan.

Thanks to Carnegie Band for use of their song "Come Home."

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

43. Karl Ludwig Schmidt, Der Rahmen der Geschichte Jesu

        

43. Karl Ludwig Schmidt, Der Rahmen der Geschichte Jesu


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What kind of books are the gospels? How much do they tell us about the sequence of Jesus' life? A discussion of KL Schmidt's Der Rahmen der Geschichte Jesu with Brandon Massey.

Thanks to Carnegie Band for use of their song "Come Home."

Friday, March 26, 2021

42. NT Wright, "On Becoming the Righteousness of God"

       

42. NT Wright, "On Becoming the Righteousness of God"


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What does Paul mean by "become the righteousness of God" in 2 Corinthians 5:21?

Thanks to Carnegie Band for use of their song "Come Home."

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

41. Carolyn Osiek, "The Family in Early Christianity"

      

41. Carolyn Osiek, "The Family in Early Christianity"


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What does the "family" look like in the ancient world? Does Christianity reinforce or undermine traditional family roles?

Thanks to Carnegie Band for use of their song "Come Home."

Monday, January 11, 2021

40. James Rives, "Christian Expansion and Christian Ideology"

     

40. James Rives, Christian Expansion and Christian Ideology 


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How did Christianity "triumph"? What made Christianity different from paganism? A discussion of James Rives' "Christian Expansion and Christian Ideology."

Thanks to Carnegie Band for use of their song "Come Home."

Monday, December 21, 2020

39. Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Part 3)

    

39. Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Part 3)


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Who were the Magi? It's our third annual Christmas episode! We are discussing Raymond Brown's The Birth of the Messiah. 

Thanks to Carnegie Band for use of their song "Come Home."

56. James Dunn, "The New Perspective on Paul"

56. James Dunn, "The New Perspective on Paul" iTunes Link YouTube Link Spotify Link What is the relationship between Paul's Ju...