Wednesday, December 2, 2020

38. Allen Dwight Callahan, "'Brother Saul': An Ambivalent Witness to Freedom"

   

38. Allen Dwight Callahan, "'Brother Saul': An Ambivalent Witness to Freedom"

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How have Black Christians interpreted Paul on the topic of slavery? A discussion of Allen Dwight Callahan's "Brother Saul': An Ambivalent Witness to Freedom" from Onesimus, our Brother.

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

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

37. Adolf Deissmann, Light from the Ancient East

  

37. Adolf Deissmann, Light from the Ancient East

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Can the letters, shopping lists, and receipts from antiquity help us understand the language of the New Testament? A discussion of Adolf Deissmann's Light from the Ancient East. 

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

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

36. Candida Moss, "The Man with the Flow of Power"

 

36. Candida Moss, "The Man with the Flow of Power"


Transcript by Jonathan Becker.

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How can studying ancient notions of health inform our reading of the gospels? A discussion of Candida Moss' "The Man with the Flow of Power."

Candida Moss, "The Man with the Flow of Power: Porous Bodies in Mark 5:25–34" Journal of Biblical Literature 129.3 (2010): 507-519.

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

Monday, August 3, 2020

35. David Brakke, "Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt"

35. David Brakke, "Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt"


Transcript by Jonathan Becker.



What is a scriptural canon for? A discussion of David Brakke's "Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt: Athanasius of Alexandria's Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter."

David Brakke, "Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt: Athanasius of Alexandria's Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter" Harvard Theological Review 87.4 (1994): 395-419.

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...