New Testament Review

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39. Raymond Brown, The Birth of the Messiah (Part 3) Dec 21, 2020

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Who were the Magi? The third annual New Testament Review Christmas episode. A discussion of yet another chapter from Raymond Brown's The Birth of the Messiah.

38. Allen Dwight Callahan, "'Brother Saul': An Ambivalent Witness to Freedom" Dec 01, 2020

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How have Black Christians interpreted Paul on the topic of slavery? A discussion of Allen Dwight Callahan's "Brother Saul': An Ambivalent Witness to Freedom" from Onesimus, our Brother.

37. Adolf Deissmann, Light from the Ancient East Oct 06, 2020

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Can letters, shopping lists, and receipts from antiquity help us to read the New Testament? A discussion of Adolf Deissmann's Light from the Ancient East.

36. Candida Moss, "The Man with the Flow of Power" Sep 01, 2020

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How can studying ancient notions of health inform our reading of the gospels? A discussion of Candida Moss' "The Man with the Flow of Power." Candida Moss, "The Man with the Flow of Power: Porous Bodies in Mark 5:25–34" Journal of Biblical Literature 129.3 (2010): 507-519.

35. David Brakke, "Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt" Aug 04, 2020

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What is a scriptural canon for? A discussion of David Brakke's "Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt: Athanasius of Alexandria's Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter" published in HTR in 1994.

34. Hindy Najman, Seconding Sinai Jul 07, 2020

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What is Second Temple Judaism? How did Jews who were roughly contemporary with the earliest Christians interpret the Hebrew Bible to apply it to their changing situations? A discussion of Hindy Najman's Seconding Sinai.

33. Percy Gardner-Smith, Saint John and the Synoptic Gospels (NT Pod Crossover) Jun 09, 2020

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Did John know the Synoptic Gospels? A discussion of Percy Gardner-Smith's Saint John and the Synoptic Gospels with Mark Goodacre of the NT Pod.

32. Beverly R. Gaventa, "The Cosmic Power of Sin in Paul's Letter to the Romans" Apr 28, 2020

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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."

31. Donald Senior, "The Death of Jesus and the Resurrection of the Holy Ones" Apr 11, 2020

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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."

30. Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ Apr 01, 2020

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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.

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