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NT Pod 113 asks whether John's Gospel has a "Messianic Secret" like the one in Mark. It is just under 13 minutes long. NT Pod 113: Does John have a Messianic Secret? (mp3) You can access the video version of this podcast here.  Feel free to leave your feedback below or on my social media platforms (see right). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 112 discusses Redaction Criticism of the Gospels. It is 16 minutes long. NT Pod 112: What is Redaction Criticism? (mp3) You can access the video version of this podcast here.  Feel free to leave your feedback below or on my social media platforms (see right). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 111 attempts to answer the question, "Did John know the Synoptic Gospels?" It is just under 12 minutes long.  NT Pod 111: Did John Know the Synoptic Gospels? (mp3)There is a video version of this podcast here.  This podcast references my new book. Details here:The Fourth Synoptic Gospel (Amazon)The Fourth Synoptic Gospel (Eerdmans) Key texts: TBC. Feel leave your feedback below or on our social media (see to the right).  Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 110 is a conversation between me and James Barker. It is just under an hour long. NT Pod 110: Writing, Re-writing, and Knowledge: John and the Synoptics (mp3) In this podcast, we discuss our books, out now from Eerdmans:James Barker, Writing and Rewriting the Gospels: John and the Synoptics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2025) [Buy from Eerdmans; buy at Amazon]Mark Goodacre, The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: John's Knowledge of the Synoptics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2025) [Buy from Eerdmans; buy at Amazon]You can watch a video version of this conversation over on my Youtube Channel. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

In NT Pod 109, Mark goes to the movies! This is a review of The Last Supper (2025), and it is almost 29 minutes long. NT Pod 109: The Last Supper (mp3) Key texts: Feeding of the Five Thousand (Matt. 14.13-21 // Mark 6.31-44 // Mark 6.31-44 // Luke 9.10-17 // John 6.1-15); Gospel Passion and Resurrection Narratives (Matthew 21-28; Mark 11-16; Luke 19-24; John 13-21). Feel free to leave your feedback below or on our social media channels. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 108 continues the series on Bible translation (see also NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem, NT Pod 105: What is Translation Inertia?, and NT Pod 107: Why Do We Translate New Testament Names the Way We Do?) and discusses the different ways we translate Jesus's name depending on whether we are looking at the Old Testament or the New:  NT Pod 108: The Jesus / Joshua Problem (mp3) Key texts (in the order in which they appear):Col. 4.11Matt. 27.16-17Luke 3.29Acts 7.45Heb. 4.8-10 Feel free to leave your feedback below or on my Youtube channel, or on social media (links on the NT Pod web page). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 107 continues the series on Bible translation (see also NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem and NT Pod 105: What is Translation Inertia?), focusing on the phenomenon of translating exactly the same name one way if it is an Old Testament character and another way if it is a New Testament character. The examples discussed are Jacob and James, and Judas and Jude:  NT Pod 107: Why Do We Translate New Testament Names the Way We Do? (mp3) Key texts (in order of mention in the episode):1 Cor. 1.12, 3.22, 9.5, 15.5Gal. 1.18, 2.7, 2.9, 11, 14John 1.41-2Luke 6.16Acts 1.13Jude 1Mark 6.3 // Matt. 13.55Matt. 1.2-17 Feel free to leave your feedback below, on our Youtube channel, or on social media (links on the NT Pod web page). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

In NT Pod 106, I am in conversation with Dr Hugo Méndez, Associate Professor in Ancient Mediterranean Religions at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Our primary focus is on John's Gospel, and the "Johannine Community", but we also discuss Dr Méndez's new online course, with Bart Ehrman’s Biblical Studies Academy, The New Testament: Exploring the Christian Bible:  NT Pod 106: In Conversation with Hugo Méndez (mp3) Here are links to material discussed in the podcast:The New Testament: Exploring the Christian Bible, with Hugo Méndez [Link temporarily disabled]This is an online course at Bart Ehrman's Biblical Studies Academy. Note: As an affiliate for Bart Ehrman Courses, the NT Pod may earn a commission (at no additional cost to you) if you sign up for this course.Hugo Méndez's HomepageDetails of Dr Méndez's research, publications, and activitiesHugo Méndez, "Did the Johannine Community Exist", JSNT 42 (2020): 350–374Online reproduction of an important article discussed in this podcast Bart Ehrman and Hugo Méndez, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (Eighth Edition; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023)James Barker, Writing and Rewriting the Gospels: John and the Synoptics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2025)Feel free to leave your feedback below, or on our YouTube channel, or on social media (links on the NT Pod web page). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 105, "What is Translation Inertia?" discusses a problem in English translations of the Gospels. The sheer familiarity of famous translations, often dating back to the King James Version of 1611, can prevent us from translating the Bible into accurate contemporary English. There are many examples of this, but this podcast begins with "There is therefore now no condemnation . . ." and "For God so loved the world . . .," and goes on to focus on the terms "stumbling block" and "disciples." NT Pod 105: What is Translation Inertia? (mp3) Key texts (in the order in which they appear in the episode):John 3.16Romans 8.1Isaiah 40.1Matt. 2.17Matt. 16.231 Cor. 1.23Matt. 9.14 // Mark 2.18 // Luke 5.30Matt. 14.12 // Mark 6.29Matt. 11.2 // Luke 7.18Matt. 22.16Luke 11.1Matt. 10.24-25 // Luke 6.40Matt. 28.19 Feel free to leave your feedback below, on our Youtube channel, or on social media (links on the NT Pod web page).Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 104, "The Synoptic Translation Problem," investigates a problem in English translations of the Gospels. The translations frequently mangle the agreements and disagreements between the Synoptic Gospels, and between the Synoptics and John. This podcast attempts to show how pervasive the problem is by drawing attention to conflicting translations in the NRSVUE (the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition), and proposing a way forward for future translations of the New Testament.  NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem (mp3) Key texts:(1) Matt. 27.50 // Mark 15.37 // Luke 23.46; Psalm 31.5(2) Matt. 26.51 // Mark 14.47 // Luke 22.50 // John 18.10(3) Matt. 26.6-13 // Mark 14.3-9 // Luke 7.36-50 // John 12.1-8(4) Matt. 28.10 // John 20.17 Feel free to leave your feedback below, on our Youtube channel, or on social media.Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 103 is a conversation with Dr Elizabeth Schrader Polczer, focusing on her Duke PhD Dissertation, "’Those Who Love Me Will Keep My Word’:  Narrative Variants in New Testament Gospel Stories”, and related topics. NT Pod 103: The Joy of Textual Variants: In Conversation with Dr Elizabeth Schrader Polczer (mp3) You can leave feedback on Twitter or on our Facebook page, or on our new Instagram.Dr Elizabeth Schrader Polczer's homepageDr Elizabeth Schrader Polczer on Twitter“Those Who Love Me Will Keep My Word”: Narrative Variants in New Testament Gospel Stories (Duke University PhD Dissertation)"Was Martha of Bethany Added to the Fourth Gospel in the Second Century?" (Open Access via Duke Space; Harvard Theological Review official here)"Was Salome at the Markan Tomb? Another Ending to Mark's Gospel" (Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies Bulletin article)"Apocryphal within the Canonical:  Unorthodox Influence on the New Testament Textual Transmission" (forthcoming article)Mary Magdalene as a “revealer":  translated page from the Syriac Sinaitic palimpsest Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 102 asks, "Has Q Been Discovered?" It is 14 minutes long.  NT Pod 102: Has Q Been Discovered? (mp3) Key texts: P.Oxy.5575; Matt. 6.25-33; Luke 6.22-31; Luke 12.16-21; Thomas 27; Thomas 36; Thomas 63.For more on P.Oxy.5575, see:Candida Moss, "Scholars Publish New Papyrus with Early Sayings of Jesus" (Daily Beast) Peter Gurry, Synopsis of P.Oxy. 5575, Matt, Luke, and Thomas (Evangelical Textual Criticism Blog)Mark Goodacre, English Synopsis of P.Oxy. 5575, Matthew, Luke, and Thomas (PDF)Brent Nongbri, "The Date of the New Oxyrhynchus Sayings of Jesus P.Oxy. 87.5575", Variant Readings BlogJ. Fish, D.B. Wallace, and M. W. Holmes (eds), "P.Oxy. 5575" in Volume LXXXVII of The Oxyrhynchus Papyri (2023) [Fuller citation to follow] Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page, or on our new Instagram page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 101 is a conversation with Matthew Page about his new book, 100 Bible Films: NT Pod 101: 100 Bible Films with Matthew Page (mp3) You can order 100 Bible films here.You can visit Matthew Page's Bible Films Blog here. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter, on our Facebook page, or on our Youtube Channel. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 100 asks "Are there New Ways through the Maze?" NT Pod 100: Are There New Ways Through the Maze? (mp3) Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page, or on our YoutTube Channel. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 99 is a conversation with Prof. Jaime Clark-Soles, Professor of New Testament, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. It is 57 minutes long: NT Pod 99: Women in the Bible: In Conversation with Jaime Clark-Soles (mp3) This podcast discussesJaime Clark-Soles, Women in the Bible (Interpretation; Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2020)Feel free to leave your feedback in the comments below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 98 is a conversation with Prof. Robyn Faith Walsh, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Miami University. It is 58 minutes long: NT Pod 98: The Origins of Early Christian Literature Without Jesus (mp3) This podcast discussesRobyn Faith Walsh, The Origins of Early Christian Literature: Contextualizing the New Testament Within Greco-Roman Literary Culture (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021)Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 97 is a conversation with Prof. Amy-Jill Levine and Prof. Marc Brettler about their new book, The Bible With and Without Jesus. It is 46 minutes long: NT Pod 97: The Bible With and Without Jesus (mp3) This podcast discussesAmy-Jill Levine & Marc Brettler, The Bible With and Without Jesus (New York: Harper Collins, 2020)Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

 NT Pod 96 is a conversation with Dagmar Winter and Chris Keith about the use of criteria in Historical Jesus research. It was recorded "live" in April 2020 and this slightly edited version is 55 minutes long:NT Pod 96: In conversation with Dagmar Winter & Chris Keith Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

In NT Pod 95, I am in conversation with Ariel Sabar, author of Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife. It is an hour and thirteen minutes long: NT Pod 95: Interview with Ariel Sabar, Author of Veritas (mp3) The book is: Ariel Sabar, Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife (New York: Doubleday, 2020) Previous podcasts in this series:NT Pod 87: What is the Gospel of Jesus's Wife?NT Pod 88: Is the Gospel of Jesus's Wife a forgery?NT Pod 89: How was the forgery of the Gospel of Jesus's Wife proved?NT Pod 90: How was the forgery of the Gospel of Jesus's Wife confirmed?NT Pod 94: Review of Ariel Sabar's VeritasFeel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

NT Pod 94 is my review of Ariel Sabar, Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife. It is just under 19 minutes long. NT Pod 94: Review of Ariel Sabar's Veritas (mp3) The book is: Ariel Sabar, Veritas: A Harvard Professor, A Con Man and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife (New York: Doubleday, 2020) Previous podcasts in this series:NT Pod 87: What is the Gospel of Jesus's Wife?NT Pod 88: Is the Gospel of Jesus's Wife a forgery?NT Pod 89: How was the forgery of the Gospel of Jesus's Wife proved?NT Pod 90: How was the forgery of the Gospel of Jesus's Wife confirmed?Feel free to leave your feedback below or on Twitter or on our Facebook page. Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.