The paid subscriber community at The Cottage recently had a live Zoom gathering with Elizabeth “Libbie” Schrader, the New Testament scholar whose work on Mary Magdalene in John 11 has sparked international debate. Schrader will submit her dissertation at Duke this spring, and she will join the faculty at Villanova University this autumn.

Next Sunday, the lectionary gospel is John 11:1-45. Since so many of you have preaching and teaching responsibilities, I invited Libbie back to the Cottage (her first visit was in October 2021) to talk about recent developments in her work and offer suggestions for sharing her research with congregations.

The longer, video recording of the live conversation with the complete Q&A is for paid subscribers only.

But many people who are part of the larger free Cottage community have requested access as well. In response to your requests, we’ve taken the audio from the Zoom recording, edited it, and left out the Q&A — and created this shorter audio “podcast” that is available to everyone.

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dianabutlerbass.substack.com/subscribe