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  • NT Pod 113: Does John have a Messianic Secret?
    Sep 26 2025

    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)

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    • NT Pod 111: Did John Know the Synoptic Gospels?
    • NT Pod 91: Stories of Jesus' Resurrection (Extended Ep.)
    • NT Pod 110: Writing, Rewriting, and Knowledge: John and the Synoptics with James Barker
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  • NT Pod 112: What is Redaction Criticism?
    Sep 19 2025

    NT Pod 112 discusses Redaction Criticism of the Gospels. It is 16 minutes long.

    NT Pod 112: What is Redaction Criticism? (mp3)

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    • NT Pod 110: Writing, Rewriting, and Knowledge: John and the Synoptics with James Barker
    • NT Pod 85: What is Sourceomania?
    • NT Pod 91: Stories of Jesus' Resurrection (Extended Ep.)
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  • NT Pod 111: Did John Know the Synoptic Gospels?
    Sep 12 2025
    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.

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    Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.Click the icon below to listen. Related Stories
    • NT Pod 113: Does John have a Messianic Secret?
    • NT Pod 110: Writing, Rewriting, and Knowledge: John and the Synoptics with James Barker
    • NT Pod 91: Stories of Jesus' Resurrection (Extended Ep.)
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  • NT Pod 110: Writing, Rewriting, and Knowledge: John and the Synoptics with James Barker
    Sep 7 2025

    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.Click the icon below to listen. Related Stories
    • NT Pod 85: What is Sourceomania?
    • NT Pod 91: Stories of Jesus' Resurrection (Extended Ep.)
    • NT Pod 113: Does John have a Messianic Secret?
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  • NT Pod 109: The Last Supper (2025)
    Mar 20 2025

    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).

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    • NT Pod 113: Does John have a Messianic Secret?
    • NT Pod 112: What is Redaction Criticism?
    • NT Pod 111: Did John Know the Synoptic Gospels?
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  • NT Pod 108: The Jesus / Joshua Problem
    Feb 24 2025
    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

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    Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.Click the icon below to listen. Related Stories
    • NT Pod 113: Does John have a Messianic Secret?
    • NT Pod 112: What is Redaction Criticism?
    • NT Pod 111: Did John Know the Synoptic Gospels?
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  • NT Pod 107: Why Do We Translate New Testament Names the Way We Do?
    Jan 29 2025
    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

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  • NT Pod 106: NT Introductions & Johannine Communities with Hugo Méndez
    Jan 27 2025
    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 activities
    Hugo 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)
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