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NT Pod 113 asks whether John's Gospel has a "Messianic Secret" like the one in Mark. It is just under 13 minutes long.

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NT Pod 112 discusses Redaction Criticism of the Gospels. It is 16 minutes long.

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NT Pod 111 attempts to answer the question, "Did John know the Synoptic Gospels?" It is just under 12 minutes long. 

NT Pod 111: Did John Know the Synoptic Gospels? (mp3)
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This podcast references my new book. Details here:

The Fourth Synoptic Gospel (Amazon)

The Fourth Synoptic Gospel (Eerdmans)

Key texts: TBC.

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NT Pod 110 is a conversation between me and James Barker. It is just under an hour long.

NT Pod 110: Writing, Re-writing, and Knowledge: John and the Synoptics (mp3)

In this podcast, we discuss our books, out now from Eerdmans:
James Barker, Writing and Rewriting the Gospels: John and the Synoptics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2025) [Buy from Eerdmans; buy at Amazon]
Mark Goodacre, The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: John's Knowledge of the Synoptics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2025) [Buy from Eerdmans; buy at Amazon]
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In NT Pod 109, Mark goes to the movies! This is a review of The Last Supper (2025), and it is almost 29 minutes long.

Key texts: Feeding of the Five Thousand (Matt. 14.13-21 // Mark 6.31-44 // Mark 6.31-44 // Luke 9.10-17 // John 6.1-15); Gospel Passion and Resurrection Narratives (Matthew 21-28; Mark 11-16; Luke 19-24; John 13-21).

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NT Pod 108 continues the series on Bible translation (see also NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem, NT Pod 105: What is Translation Inertia?, and NT Pod 107: Why Do We Translate New Testament Names the Way We Do?) and discusses the different ways we translate Jesus's name depending on whether we are looking at the Old Testament or the New: 

Key texts (in the order in which they appear):
Col. 4.11Matt. 27.16-17Luke 3.29Acts 7.45Heb. 4.8-10

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NT Pod 107 continues the series on Bible translation (see also NT Pod 104: The Synoptic Translation Problem and NT Pod 105: What is Translation Inertia?), focusing on the phenomenon of translating exactly the same name one way if it is an Old Testament character and another way if it is a New Testament character. The examples discussed are Jacob and James, and Judas and Jude: 

Key texts (in order of mention in the episode):
1 Cor. 1.12, 3.22, 9.5, 15.5Gal. 1.18, 2.7, 2.9, 11, 14John 1.41-2Luke 6.16Acts 1.13Jude 1Mark 6.3 // Matt. 13.55Matt. 1.2-17

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In NT Pod 106, I am in conversation with Dr Hugo Méndez, Associate Professor in Ancient Mediterranean Religions at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Our primary focus is on John's Gospel, and the "Johannine Community", but we also discuss Dr Méndez's new online course, with Bart Ehrman’s Biblical Studies Academy, The New Testament: Exploring the Christian Bible: 

Here are links to material discussed in the podcast:

The New Testament: Exploring the Christian Bible, with Hugo Méndez [Link temporarily disabled]This is an online course at Bart Ehrman's Biblical Studies Academy. Note: As an affiliate for Bart Ehrman Courses, the NT Pod may earn a commission (at no additional cost to you) if you sign up for this course.
Hugo Méndez's HomepageDetails of Dr Méndez's research, publications, and activities
Hugo Méndez, "Did the Johannine Community Exist", JSNT 42 (2020): 350–374Online reproduction of an important article discussed in this podcast 
Bart Ehrman and Hugo Méndez, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings (Eighth Edition; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023)
James Barker, Writing and Rewriting the Gospels: John and the Synoptics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2025)
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NT Pod 105, "What is Translation Inertia?" discusses a problem in English translations of the Gospels. The sheer familiarity of famous translations, often dating back to the King James Version of 1611, can prevent us from translating the Bible into accurate contemporary English. There are many examples of this, but this podcast begins with "There is therefore now no condemnation . . ." and "For God so loved the world . . .," and goes on to focus on the terms "stumbling block" and "disciples."

Key texts (in the order in which they appear in the episode):
John 3.16Romans 8.1Isaiah 40.1Matt. 2.17Matt. 16.231 Cor. 1.23Matt. 9.14 // Mark 2.18 // Luke 5.30Matt. 14.12 // Mark 6.29Matt. 11.2 // Luke 7.18Matt. 22.16Luke 11.1Matt. 10.24-25 // Luke 6.40Matt. 28.19

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NT Pod 104, "The Synoptic Translation Problem," investigates a problem in English translations of the Gospels. The translations frequently mangle the agreements and disagreements between the Synoptic Gospels, and between the Synoptics and John. This podcast attempts to show how pervasive the problem is by drawing attention to conflicting translations in the NRSVUE (the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition), and proposing a way forward for future translations of the New Testament. 

Key texts:
(1) Matt. 27.50 // Mark 15.37 // Luke 23.46; Psalm 31.5(2) Matt. 26.51 // Mark 14.47 // Luke 22.50 // John 18.10(3) Matt. 26.6-13 // Mark 14.3-9 // Luke 7.36-50 // John 12.1-8(4) Matt. 28.10 // John 20.17

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