In this episode, I explain the few major factors that shaped the political message of the Gospels. I explain why the author of Matthew demonized Pharisees, and why he demonized Peter.

In this episode, I detail why I think the Pharisees are the good guys in the ancient Jewish world. I explain what we do with the seemingly hostile passages about Pharisees

In this interview, I talk about messianic expectations at the time of Jesus. Please check out The Cultural Hall Podcast.

For the video version: https://youtu.be/FEaaUlCnGSE

In this video, we talk about some aspects of daily life at the time of Jesus. We also discuss the messianic expectations during this time period.

For the video version: https://youtu.be/uat98auPxUI

In October 2019, I gave a lecture to a group of Jewish Latter-day Saints. In this lecture, I talk about the striking similarities between Jesus and the Rabbinic sages. Why are some of the Jesus stories so similar to those of the Sages in Rabbinic literature?

Check out the YouTube version: https://youtu.be/7iHukpm1vAQ

Check out my book on the topic, A Stranger in Jerusalem: Seeing Jesus as a Jew- https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Jerusalem-Seeing-Jesus-Jew/dp/B09V8CJBNP/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3D8WGGTNZXRTI&keywords=trevan+Hatch&qid=1674856471&sprefix=trevan+hatch%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1 

In this lecture, I discuss the basic issue of genocide in the Joshua Conquest story. I touch on the basic points of the problem, the archaeology, and the history. This lecture serves as a primer for my university class discussion.

To see the visual version of the episode: https://youtu.be/0_D80CD1VV8 

Here is the video version of this episode:

https://youtu.be/jPz8DjsXMis

In this episode, I discuss the "Crucify him" episode, the problems with the historicity of the setting and the Barabbas character. I also talk about the historicity of the Gospels.

Part two of my interview with Gospel Tangents (Rick Bennett). We talk about the first Christian schism that rocked the early Jesus movement and influenced how the Gospels were written. We also talk about Jesus' relationship with the Pharisees (that it was more cordial than not)

Here we do a multipart interview about Jesus, Paul, Pharisees, and more with Rick Bennett of Gospel Tangents.