This is an extended episode of the NT Pod, a recording of the Cadbury Lecture on "Myths of Mary and the Married Jesus" delivered at the University of Birmingham in January 2013. It is about 50 minutes long.

NT Pod Extended Episode 6: "Myths of Mary and the Married Jesus" (mp3)

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NT Pod 64 asks "Is the Virgin Birth based on a Mistranslation?" It is about twelve minutes long.

NT Pod 64: Is the Virgin Birth based on a Mistranslation? (mp3)

Key texts: Matthew 1.18-25, Isaiah 7.14, Matthew 2.23.

The brief clip of Francesca Stavrakopolou is from BBC Radio 5 live, 5 Live Breakfast, 20 December 2012.

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NT Pod 63 discusses Conflicting Christmas Stories, focusing on the differences between Matthew's and Luke's Birth Narratives (Matt. 1-2 and Luke 1-2).  It is 14 minutes long.

NT Pod 63: Conflicting Christmas Stories (mp3)

NT Pod 63: Conflicting Christmas Stories (mp3) (Alternative location)

Key texts: Matthew 1-2, Luke 1-2

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The clip at the beginning of the episode is from Harold Darke's setting of "In the Bleak Midwinter" sung by Trinity College, Cambridge.

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NT Pod 62 asks "What is the Gospel of Thomas?"  It is thirteen minutes long.

NT Pod 62: What is the Gospel of Thomas? (mp3)

NT Pod 62: What is the Gospel of Thomas? (mp3) (Alternative location)

For more on the Gospel of Thomas, see the NT Gateway: Gospel of Thomas.

My new book: Thomas and the Gospels: The Case for Thomas's Familiarity with the Synoptics

The opening excerpt in the podcast is from the Gospel of Thomas Movie, with thanks.

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NT Pod 61 discusses the Criterion of Multiple Attestation in Historical Jesus research. It is just over eleven minutes long.

NT Pod 61: The Criterion of Multiple Attestation (mp3)

NT Pod 61: The Criterion of Multiple Attestation (mp3) (Alternative location)

Key texts: Coming soon.

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NT Pod 60 continues the series on Historical Jesus criteria and focuses on the Criterion of Embarrassment. It is about 12 minutes long.

NT Pod 60: The Criterion of Embarrassment (mp3)

NT Pod 60: The Criterion of Embarrassment (mp3) (Alternative location)

Key texts: Mark 15.34 // Matt. 27.46, Luke 23.46, John 19.30, Mark 7.24-30, Mark 1.4-8.

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NT Pod 59 discusses Criteria in Historical Jesus research. It is twelve and a half minutes long.

NT Pod 59: Historical Jesus Criteria (mp3)

NT Pod 59: Historical Jesus Criteria (mp3) (Alternative location)

Key texts: Mark 1.4-8, Matt. 3.11-17, Luke 3.21-2

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NT Pod 58 discusses the Protevangelium of James and its alternative version of the Christmas story. It is 14 minutes long.

NT Pod 58: An Alternative Version of the Christmas Story (mp3)

Key texts: Protevangelium of James

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NT Pod 57 discusses Jesus in the Gospel of John. It is 12 minutes and 45 seconds long.

NT Pod 57: Jesus in John's Gospel (mp3)

NT Pod 57: Jesus in John's Gospel (mp3) (Alternative location)

Key texts: John 1.1-18, John 3, especially John 3.10-18, John 7.41-3.

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NT Pod 56 discusses The Walking, Talking Cross in the Gospel of Peter. It is about thirteen minutes long.

NT Pod 56: The Walking, Talking Cross in the Gospel of Peter (mp3)

NT Pod 56: The Walking, Talking Cross in the Gospel of Peter (mp3) (Alternative location)

The episode is a sequel to NT Pod 55: The Gospel of Peter.

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