Sinopsis
Classic works of New Testament scholarship discussed by two Duke PhD students.
Episodios
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25. Richard Hays, "Psalm 143 and the Logic of Romans 3"
04/11/2019 Duración: 35minWhat is the "Righteousness of God" in Romans? A discussion of Richard Hay's 1980 article "Psalm 143 and the Logic of Romans 3" with Jon Depue.
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Ian N Mills, "Pagan Readers of Christian Scripture"
16/10/2019 Duración: 18minDid pagans read Christian scripture? A discussion of Ian Mills' first peer-reviewed publication.
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24. Judith Perkins, The Suffering Self
02/10/2019 Duración: 33minHow did early Christians understand suffering -- their own and others? A discussion of Judith Perkins, The Suffering Self.
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23. Richard Bauckham, "For Whom Were Gospels Written?"
03/09/2019 Duración: 21minFor whom were Gospels written? A discussion of gospel audiences in light of Richard Bauckham's important article.
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22. Adolf von Harnack, Marcion: The Gospel of the Alien God
09/07/2019 Duración: 38minWho was Marcion? How was the New Testament created? A critical discussion of Harnack's little book on Marcion.
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21. Paula Fredriksen, “Judaism, the Circumcision of Gentiles, and Apocalyptic Hope”
10/06/2019 Duración: 42minWhat did Jews expect of Gentiles? Was there a Jewish mission? Who were Paul's opponents in Galatia? A discussion of Paula Fredriksen's article and an introduction to "Paul within Judaism."
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Joel Marcus' Retirement Lecture, "Thoughts on the Parting of the Ways"
04/05/2019 Duración: 59minHow did the earliest Jesus followers understand their relationship to wider Judaism? Joel Marcus delivers his retirement lecture at Duke Divinity School on the "Parting of the Ways" between Judaism and Christianity.
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20. John Burgon, The Last Twelve Verses of Mark
21/04/2019 Duración: 29minHow does the Gospel of Mark end? There's more than one answer! A discussion of Burgon's The Last Twelve Verses of Mark for our Easter episode.
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19. GEM de Ste Croix, ”Why were Early Christians Persecuted?”
03/04/2019 Duración: 32minWhy were the Early Christians persecuted? A discussion of GEM de Ste Croix's work by the same name.
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18. FG Downing, "Towards the Rehabilitation of Q"
19/03/2019 Duración: 24minDoes Luke's use of Matthew require an implausible composition procedure? A discussion of Downing's influential argument for the two source theory.
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17. Loveday Alexander, The Preface to Luke's Gospel
21/02/2019 Duración: 24minIs the Gospel of Luke history? Who is Theophilus? A discussion of Loveday Alexander's The Preface to Luke's Gospel.
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16. Wayne A Meeks, The First Urban Christians
16/01/2019 Duración: 39minWere early Christians poor? How did economics influence early Christianity? A discussion of Wayne A Meeks' The First Urban Christians
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15. Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Part 1)
24/12/2018 Duración: 20minWhat is the point of genealogies in the gospels? Are there differences? Why? A special Christmas-themed discussion of a chapter from Raymond Brown's The Birth of the Messiah.
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14. Margaret M Mitchell, "Paul's Letters to Corinth"
14/12/2018 Duración: 35minHow many letters did Paul write to Corinth? How many of them are in the New Testament? How did Paul offend the Corinthian church? A discussion of Margaret M Mitchell's "The Interpretive Intertwining of Literary and Historical Reconstruction."
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13. JL Martyn, History and Theology in the Fourth Gospel
30/11/2018 Duración: 27minWhen did Christians separate from the synagogue? Is John a "two-level drama"? A discussion of JL Martyn's History and Theology in the Fourth Gospel.
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12. Wayne A Meeks, "The Man from Heaven in Johannine Sectarianism"
30/10/2018 Duración: 18minWhy is the Gospel of John so weird? A discussion of Wayne A Meeks, "The Man from Heaven in Johannine Sectarianism."
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11. Austin Farrer, "On Dispensing with Q"
11/10/2018 Duración: 26minAre there good reasons to think that Matthew and Luke had a common source other than Mark? A discussion of "On Dispensing with Q" by Austin Farrer.
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10. Morna Hooker, "Were There False Teachers in Colossae?"
27/09/2018 Duración: 19minWho were Paul's opponents in Colossae? We discuss Morna Hooker's important essay arguing that there are no false teachers addressed in Colossians.