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   Number 1: NT Pod 117: How could Paul have been a Pharisee?

   NT Pod 117 asks "How could Paul have been a Pharisee?" It is just under 13 minutes long. NT Pod 117: How could Paul have been a Pharisee? (mp3) Paul describes himself as a Pharisee in Philippians 3.5, and this is echoed in Acts of the Apostles. What does this mean for Paul's biography, and how does it help us to rethink some of our prejudices about Pharisees and Pharisaism? Key texts: Phil. 4.3-6, Matt. 23, Luke 7.36-50, Luke 16.14, Acts 5.34, Acts 22.3, Acts 23.6, Acts 26.5 Video version here. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on social media (links to the right). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

   August 26, 2026·13min
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   Number 2: NT Pod 118: Can we trust Luke's Portrait of Paul in Acts?

   NT Pod 118 discusses the portrait of Paul in Acts of the Apostles. It is 13 minutes long. NT Pod 118: Can we trust Luke's Portrait of Paul in Acts? (mp3)Video Version here. Key texts: Acts 14.4, 14; Gal. 1.1; 1 Cor. 9.1-2; 2 Cor. 11.5; 1 Cor 15.3-10; Acts 24.17; 1 Cor. 16.1-4; 2 Cor. 9.1-5; Rom. 15.26-27 Feel free to leave your feedback below or on social media (links to the right). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

   September 02, 2026·13min
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   Number 3: NT Pod 116: Was Paul Converted on the Damascus Road?

   NT Pod 116 asks, "Was Paul converted on the Damascus Road?" It is 14 minutes and 41 seconds long. NT Pod 116: Was Paul Converted on the Damascus Road? (audio only; mp3)The video version is here (YouTube). Key texts (in the order in which they appear): 1 Cor. 15.1-10; Gal. 1.15-16; Acts 9.1-23; Gal. 1.1; 1 Cor. 9.1-2; Gal. 1.16b-17; Luke 2.1-40; Luke 10.25-37; Luke 15.11-32; Luke 9.51--19.44; Luke 24.13-35; Acts 9.1-23; Acts 22.6-16; Acts 26.12-18. Feel free to leave your feedback below or on social media platforms (see right). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

   August 19, 2026·15min
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   Number 4: NT Pod 115: The Hypothesis of the Gospels

   NT Pod 115 is a conversation with Ian Mills about his new book The Hypothesis of the Gospels: Narrative Traditions in Hellenistic Reading Culture (Fortress, 2025). NT Pod 115: The Hypothesis of the Gospels (mp3) The video version is here (YouTube)We refer to the following books, articles and podcasts in this show: Ian Mills, The Hypothesis of the Gospels [Amazon; note: this is an affiliate link; Fortress Press link]NT Review Podcast (co-hosted by Ian Mills) [Apple] [Spotify]Loveday Alexander, The Preface to Luke's Gospel (SNTSMS 78, Cambridge University Press, 2005) [Amazon; note: this is an affiliate link]Francis Watson, An Apostolic Gospel: The "Epistula Apostolorum" in Literary Context (Cambridge University Press, 2022) [Amazon; note: this is an affiliate link]Annette Yoshiko Reed, “EUAGGELION: Orality, Textuality, and the Christian Truth in Irenaeus’ Adversus Haereses”,” Vigiliae Christianae 56, no. 1 (2002): 11–46-- Feel free to leave your feedback below or on social media platforms (see right). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

   August 12, 2026·48min
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   Number 5: NT Pod 119: How often did Paul go to Jerusalem?

   NT Pod 119 looks at a famous issue in Pauline chronology. There are five visits to Jerusalem in Acts, but only three in Paul. How do we explain this?NT Pod 119: How often did Paul go to Jerusalem? (audio version, mp3)Video version (YouTube) Key texts: Acts 9, Acts 11.25-30, Acts 15, Acts 18.22, Acts 21-26; Galatians 1.15-20, Galatians 2, Rom. 15.25-32. Please leave your feedback below, or on our social media (see links on the right). Thanks to Ram2000, "Me and You", for the opening theme, released under a Creative Commons agreement.

   September 09, 2026·16min
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