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The Third Letter of John: Historical Enigma

Season 4 · Episode 6

Monday, August 4, 2025 • Duration 56:40

Though it’s the shortest book in the New Testament, the Third Letter of John is a fascinating enigma that gives us a little peek into early Christian conflict over hospitality and missionary work. In this episode, we’ll explore some of the major scholarly approaches to Third John, why they’re flawed in many ways, and how, by approaching the text with a Jewish perspective, we may be able to better understand Third John and read the text on its own terms.

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Who Was Paul of Tarsus?

Season 4 · Episode 5

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 • Duration 47:39

A long awaited episode... We'll be diving into an overview of some of what we can, and can't, know about the historical Paul and try to unravel some of the mystery around Paul as a (utterly and endlessly fascinating) historical figure. Should be a good one!

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How Were Paul's Letters Collected?

Season 4 · Episode 4

Monday, August 26, 2024 • Duration 28:38

In this episode, we'll cover the main theories that scholars propose for how Paul's letters may have been collected. Hint: It's complicated!

The Earliest “Christian” Text

Season 4 · Episode 1

Friday, August 23, 2024 • Duration 46:20

Join us as we dive into the earliest document of the New Testament, Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians (~50 CE). In this episode, we will survey some of the big historical issues in the letter and explore some modern-day parallels.

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Did Slaves Write the New Testament?

Season 4 · Episode 2

Thursday, August 15, 2024 • Duration 31:44

When we think about the authorship and production of the New Testament corpus, we often don't think about the people who were actually tasked with first writing down the text itself. Taking inspiration from the recent work done by Candida Moss on the subject (see her newly published 2024 book, "God's Ghostwriters"), this episode will explore the possibility that enslaved people were the ones who, by and large, were responsible for these monumental tasks.

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The Gospel of John and the ‘Johannine Community’

Season 4 · Episode 1

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 • Duration 38:38

The Gospel and Letters of John are some of the most unique and interesting texts in the New Testament. Join us as we explore the idea of a ‘Johannine community’ and take a deeper look at the texts that have come to form what scholars call the Johannine corpus (the Gospel of John + the 3 letters of John).

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What is the Gospel of Mark?

Season 3 · Episode 7

Thursday, April 18, 2024 • Duration 32:21

In this episode, we’ll touch on some interesting features of Mark’s gospel and attempt to situate this fascinating text within its larger historical context.

Academia, Public Policy and Public Opinion: How Do We Move Forward

Season 3 · Episode 2

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 • Duration 28:46

In part two of this mini-series on academic fraud, we explore how academia interacts with and influence public policy and opinion. This episode presents some important questions that academics of any field (and those not in academia) need to ask and think about in order to have more nuanced public discussion about the increasing influence of academic research in wider society, for better or for worse.

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Academic Fraud and the Bible

Season 3 · Episode 1

Friday, January 26, 2024 • Duration 18:59

To kick off the new year, we are focusing on some different topics. In this episode, we’ll introduce some interesting psychological parallels between instances of academic fraud and dishonesty in modern academia and in the production of the Biblical corpus.

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The Great Jewish Revolt and Destruction of the Second Temple

Season 2 · Episode 11

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 • Duration 35:34

In this episode, we’ll explore the Jewish revolt of the first century (66 CE- 74 CE) against the Romans. Specifically, its potential overlap with the people and texts of the New Testament and potential implications for how we understand the development of early Christianity

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