NT Pod

The NT Pod is Mark Goodacre's regular podcast about the New Testament and Christian Origins.

06/02/2026

What are the "Minor Agreements"?

Austin Farrer argued that the "minor agreements" between Matthew an...

05/22/2026

How does Luke become fatigued with Matthew's Parable of the Talents? https://youtu.be/FpdwE-PPyDo?si=SXm5aYwpHcnqd0_u via

One of the tell-tale signs of Luke's use of Matthew is his "fatigue...

05/18/2026

New NT Pod Short: Why are the arrest stories so similar in the four Gospels? (And yes, I know it looks a bit dark; think of it as appropriate to the topic).

The arrest scene is very similar in the Synoptic Gospels and John, yet each Gospel adds something unique.

05/03/2026

New NT Pod Short: Can AI help us to think about questions of authorial intent?

Can AI help us to think about authorial intent?

04/03/2026

My latest Short is timed for Maundy Thursday, and relates to Jesus's footwashing in John 13. Recorded in Hong Kong. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tRsBkgMP6T8

John 13 uniquely among the Gospels tells a story about Jesus' washing the disciples feet on the night before his crucifixion. Why does this story appear here...

03/25/2026

Latest Short: Why did Paul write the Epistle to the Romans?

Paul's letter to the Romans is the least obviously "occasional" of his letters. Why did he write this letter to a church or churches that he had had not foun...

03/13/2026

Is it a problem that Q is "hypothetical"?

I am sometimes accused of being simplistic when I talk about Q being hypothetical. So why does it matter that Q is "hypothetical"?

03/09/2026

Is there a theological core to the New Testament?

It's easy to dwell on the diversity among New Testament works, but is there a unifying feature among them? Does the New Testament have a theological core?

03/05/2026

NT Pod Short latest: Why did Paul write letters? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eY4hmCRDoFQ

When beginning study of the apostle Paul, it is important to ask a really basic question: why did he write letters?

02/24/2026

NT Pod Short: "What is the Gospel of Philip?" https://youtube.com/shorts/Zp6TjT94xSg?feature=share (Just realized that I should post my shorts here too!).

For centuries, the Gospel of Philip was unknown, until it was rediscovered in 1945. What is this Gospel, and what is it most famous for?

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