Tuesday, August 15, 2023

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."

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...