On today's bonus episode, Fr. Wesley interviews Dr. Dennis MacDonald, the John Wesley Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the Claremont School of Theology, about the various connections between the New Testament and the Homeric epics. Dr. MacDonald has written a number of books on the subject including: Luke and the Politics of Homeric Imitation: Luke-Acts as Rival to the Aeneid (2018); The Dionysian Gospel: The Fourth Gospel and Euripides (2017); and The Gospels and Homer: Imitations of Greek Epic in Mark and Luke-Acts (2014). We apologize for the audio quality. The interview had to conducted via phone due to technical difficulties. 

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