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Season 2 Episode 38
Most of Jesus ministry was conducted in Galilee. This time is stuffed to the brim with miracles and parables. Jesus exorcizes demons, raises people f…
7 years, 6 months ago
Jesus All Over the Place
Season 2 Episode 37
In John's account of the early ministry, Jesus flies all over the place. He steals the disciples Simon Peter and Andrew from the Baptist while in the…
7 years, 6 months ago
Jesus in Galilee
Season 2 Episode 36
This episode presents Jesus' earliest ministry as the synoptic gospels tell it. Straight after his baptism by John, Jesus is tempted by Satan in the …
7 years, 7 months ago
Prologue to Jesus' Ministry
Season 2 Episode 35
Keynote ep: An introduction to the geo-political world of Jesus. I also discuss the many problems we have when attempting to reconcile the chronologi…
7 years, 8 months ago
The Problem of John the Baptist
Season 2 Episode 34
Jesus' identity as Son of God is revealed at his baptism by John, an old-style prophet who promotes Jewish ritual washing. Did John recognise Jesus a…
7 years, 9 months ago
We Three Kings: 2019 Epiphany Special
Season 2 Episode 33
My Epiphany special relates the story of Christmas as told by the gospel of Matthew. In Matthew, the story is told from Joseph's point of view, not M…
7 years, 9 months ago
Bonus: The Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity
Season 2
Second Temple Judaism (530 BC-70 AD) was a lush forest of beliefs, factions, and sects: Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, Sicarri, Zealots, the Fourth P…
7 years, 10 months ago
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: 2018 Christmas Special
Season 2 Episode 32
My Christmas special tells the story of Christmas as related by the gospel of Luke. With lots of canticles and shepherds. My forthcoming Epiphany spe…
7 years, 10 months ago
The Many Names of Jesus
Season 2 Episode 31
King of the Jews, Saviour, Son of Man, God, Son of God, Messiah and Christos, and Lord. The New Testament has many titles for Jesus. Let's investigat…
7 years, 10 months ago
John's Gospel of Knowledge
Season 2 Episode 30
The gospel of John reads nothing like the other gospels. John defines Jesus as a cosmological figure, not the man adopted by God at his baptism that …
7 years, 11 months ago