I interview Prof. James McGrath, the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University.

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James McGrath's Reconstruction of John's infancy gospel - https://www.patheos.com/blogs/religionprof/2022/04/a-hypothetical-infancy-narrative-of-john-the-baptist.html 📱 FOLLOW FOR MORE - YouTube: @cjcornthwaite - Instagram: @cjcornthwaite- Website: cjcornthwaite.com- Email: [email protected]🎙️ FOOTNOTE FAMOUS (MY PODCAST)Conversations with the world’s top scholars of the Bible and Christian origins. 🔗https://www.footnotefamous.com/SUPPORT THE CHANNEL

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In this episode, I talked with Dr. Robyn Faith Walsh about her book, The Origins of Early Christian Literature.

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About: Robyn Faith Walsh is an Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity and Gabelli Senior Scholar at the University of Miami (UM).

She earned her Ph.D. at Brown University in Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean, with a focus on early Christianity, ancient Judaism, and Roman archaeology.

📚 The First Biography of Jesus: What Mark's Gospel Really Is (with Prof. Helen Bond)Prof. Bond's Links 👇👇👇

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Professor Helen Bond from Edinburgh University reveals groundbreaking insights about the Gospel of Mark that challenge traditional interpretations.

-How Mark created the foundational portrait of Jesus that shapes both historical and faith-based understanding

- How characters function as literary devices rather than developed personalities

- How Mark's writing style reflects sophisticated ancient biographical conventions

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