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


https://podacre.blogspot.com/2020/05/nt-pod-93-from-juvencus-to-jesus-christ.html


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

32. Beverly R. Gaventa, "The Cosmic Power of Sin in Paul's Letter to the Romans"

32.  Beverly R. Gaventa, "The Cosmic Power of Sin in Paul's Letter to the Romans"

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What is "sin" in Romans? Is it an abstraction for bad things people do or a cosmic force? Why does it matter? A discussion of Beverly Gaventa's "The Cosmic Power of Sin in Paul's Letter to the Romans: Toward a Widescreen Edition."

Beverly R. Gaventa, "The Cosmic Power of Sin in Paul's Letter to the Romans: Toward a Widescreen Edition" Interpretation 58.3 (2004). 

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

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."

Coronavirus Call-In

Coronavirus Call-In


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We're social distanced and self-quarantining... and that's just to finish our dissertations! Also, there's a pandemic. We asked you to tell us about your favorite pieces of New Testament scholarship. 

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

29. Michael Williams, Rethinking Gnosticism

29. Michael Williams, Rethinking Gnosticism


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What is "Gnosticism"? A discussion of Michael Williams' Rethinking Gnosticism along with scholarship by Karen King, Christoph Markschies, and David Brakke.

Michael Williams, Rethinking "Gnosticism" An Argument for Dismantling a Dubious Category (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1999).

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