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).

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.

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.

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."

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."

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."

33. Percy Gardner-Smith, Saint John and the Synoptic Gospels

33. Percy Gardner-Smith, Saint John and the Synoptic Gospels

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Did John use the synoptic gospels? A discussion of Percy Gardner-Smith's Saint John and the Synoptic Gospels (featuring Mark Goodacre of the NT Pod).

Percival Gardner-Smith, Saint John and the Synoptics (Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1938).

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

Crossover with NT Pod: Juvencus to Jesus Christ Superstar

Crossover with NT Pod: Juvencus to Jesus Christ Superstar


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The NT Review Podcast made a guest appearance on Mark Goodacre's NT Pod to discuss the history of popular adaptations of the gospels.

31. Donald Senior, "The Death of Jesus and the Resurrection of the Holy Ones"

31. Donald Senior, "The Death of Jesus and the Resurrection of the Holy Ones"

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Why does Matthew have "zombies" at Jesus' crucifixion? A discussion of Donald Senior's "The Death of Jesus and the Resurrection of the Holy Ones."

Donald Senior, "The Death of Jesus and the Resurrection of the Holy Ones" Catholic Biblical Quarterly 38.3 (1976): 312-329.

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

30. Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ

30. Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ

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How do historians treat sources, build arguments, and evaluate explanatory claims? How is that different from apologetics? A discussion of Lee Strobel's The Case for Christ.

Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan 1998). 

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

27. Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Part 2)

27. Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Part 2)


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Our second annual Christmas episode! Who was Quirinius? Was there a census? Where is Joseph from? Discussing Luke's nativity with Raymond Brown's The Birth of the Messiah. For Part 1 see Episode 15.  

Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999).

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

23. Richard Bauckham, "For Whom Were Gospels Written?"

 23. Richard Bauckham, "For Whom Were Gospels Written?"


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For whom were Gospels written? A discussion of gospel audiences in light of Richard Bauckham's important article

Richard Bauckham, "For whom were Gospels written?" HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 55.4 (1999): 865-882.

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

20. John Burgon, The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to Mark

 20. John Burgon, The Last Twelve Verses of Mark


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How does the Gospel of Mark end? There's more than one answer! A discussion of Burgon's The Last Twelve Verses of Mark for our Easter episode.

John Burgon, The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to Mark (Oxford, London: James Parker and Co., 1871).

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

18. FG Downing, "Towards the Rehabilitation of Q"

 18. F.G. Downing, "Towards the Rehabilitation of Q"


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Does Luke's use of Matthew require an implausible composition procedure? A discussion of Downing's influential argument for the two source theory.

F.G. Downing, "Towards the Rehabilitation of Q" (New Testament Studies, 1965): 169-181.

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

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

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


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

Loveday Alexander, The Preface to Luke's Gospel: Literary Convention and Social Context in Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993).

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

15. Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Part 1)

15. Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Part 1)


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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. For Part 2, see Episode 27. 

Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999).

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

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

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


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

Wayne A. Meeks, "The Man from Heaven in Johannine Sectarianism" in John Ashton (ed.) The Interpretation of John  (London: SPCK, 1986): 141-73.

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

11. Austin Farrer, "On Dispensing with Q"

11. Austin Farrer, "On Dispensing with Q"

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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.

Austin Farrer, "On Dispensing with Q" in D.E. Nineham (ed.), Studies in the Gospels: Essays in Memory of R.H. Lightfoot (Oxford: Blackwell, 1955): 55-88.

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

9. Graham Stanton, "Synagogue and Church"

9. Graham Stanton, "Synagogue and Church"

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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.

Graham Stanton, "Synagogue and Church" in A Gospel for a New People: Studies in Matthew (Louisville: Westminster John Knox 1992)

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

6. Richard A Burridge, What Are The Gospels?

6. Richard A Burridge, What Are The Gospels?


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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?

Richard Burridge, What are the Gospels?: a comparison with Graeco-Roman biography (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1992).

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