Latest Episodes
Some of the Old Testament Apocrypha: Tobit, Judith, and Additions to Esther
Summaries of Tobit, Judith, and additions to Esther in the Old Testament Apocrypha. Read by Mike Johnson. Link to written blog: https://ehrmanblog.org/some-of-the-old-testament-apocrypha-tobit-judith-and-additions-to-esther/
Introducing the Jewish Apocrypha
Read by Ken Teutsch. Link to written blog: https://ehrmanblog.org/introducing-the-old-testament-apocrypha/
Was the Apocalypse of Peter Originally Considered Part of the New Testament?
Did the strange and interesting Apocalypse of Peter ever form part of the "official" New Testament? Read by Ken Teutsch. Link to written blog:...
The First Ancient Christian List of the Books (allegedly) of the New Testament
Bart's hypothesis of how and when the names Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John became connected to the Gospels. Read by Mike Johnson. Link to...
Was the New Testament Canon Really Closed in 367 CE?
Bart looks back on his first academic publication, which argued for a later date for the acceptance of the New Testament canon. Read by...
Finding All the Earliest Christian Texts in One Place
Bart explains his procedure for producing his set of translations entitled The New Testament and Other Early Christian Writings: A Reader. Read by John...