New Testament Review

Is the Gospel of Thomas a gnostic gospel? And what would that mean anyways? A discussion of Antti Marjanen's essay, "Is Thomas a Gnostic Gospel?."

How did the first readers of the gospels think about their relationship to one another? A discussion of Ian's first book, The Hypothesis of the Gospels: Narrative Traditions in Hellenistic Reading Culture (2025).

Where did all the pagans go? A discussion of Christian persecution of pagans from Ramsay MacMullen's book, Paganism and Christianity in the Fourth to Eighth Century (1999).

Was Marcion an ancient textual critic? A discussion of Ian N Mills, "Marcion as Textual Critic? The Conventions of Roman Scholarship and Heresiological Rhetoric" (JECS 2025).

Was Jesus crucified for claiming to be the Messiah? Or did Christians only attribute this title to Jesus after his resurrection? A discussion of Nils Dahl's "The Crucified Messiah."

How does the Gospel of John tell its story? A discussion of Margaret Davies, Rhetoric and Reference in the Fourth Gospel with Mark Goodacre.

Who was Junia? And was that really her name? A discussion of Bernadette Brooten's "Junia Outstanding among the Apostles (Romans 16.7)."

Did Josephus talk about Jesus? A discussion of a chapter from John P Meier's The Marginal Jew about the Testimonium Flavianum, featuring T.C. Schmidt.

Does the aramaic word "abba" mean "daddy"? A discussion of James Barr's "Abba isn't Daddy."

How did religious institutions and practices affect the lives of women in the ancient Mediterranean? A discussion of Ross Shepard Kraemer's Her Share of the Blessings.