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The Book of Revelation and the End of the World: Are the Signs Now Being Fulfilled?
Episode 17
Does the Book of Revelation predict the end of the world? The book has been used repeatedly over the years and centuries to predict (and in some cas…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Gospel of Thomas. Bart Interviews Mark Goodacre on the most important account of Jesus' teachings outside the New Testament
Episode 16
In this interview I discuss with New Testament scholar the intriguing characteristics of this book that claims to present the truth of Jesus' "secre…
3 years, 8 months ago
Christians and Romans
Episode 15
Christianity started out as a tiny sect of Jewish followers of Jesus, but within 400 years it was the dominant religion of the Roman world and a maj…
3 years, 8 months ago
How Wild Can it Get? The Diversity of Early Christianity
Episode 14
You think Christianity is diverse today? Fundamentalists? Roman Catholics? Mormons? Methodists? Branch Davidians? Episcopalians? Russian Orthodox? A…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Genius of the Gospel of Matthew
Episode 13
Most readers completely overlook Matthew's portrayal of Jesus as the Jewish Messiah who fulfills the Jewish Law AND insists that his followers do so…
3 years, 8 months ago
Am I Going to Hell? What the New Testament Says About Death and the Afterlife
Episode 12
If there is one thing most people are certain of about the Bible, it is that it describes how after people die they will be rewarded with heaven or …
3 years, 8 months ago
How to Translate the Bible: Problems and Pitfalls
Episode 11
There are hundreds of Bible translations available – but why so many and why are they different? When a biblical scholar decides to do a translation…
3 years, 9 months ago
What is the King James Version?
Episode 10
What's wrong with the King James Version? Anything? Why don't we *all* use it? The KJV is the best known and arguably most elegant, aesthetically pl…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Coming Apocalypse! Jewish and Christian Views of the End of the World
Episode 8
Dive into the exciting belief of apocalypticism in ancient Jewish times. What is it? Why is it in the New Testament? And what was its purpose?
3 years, 9 months ago