New Testament Review
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Influential works of New Testament scholarship discussed by two Duke PhD candidates.
New Testament Review
2M ago
What is the relationship between Paul's Judaism and his faith in Christ? A discussion of James Dunn's "The New Perspective on Paul ..read more
New Testament Review
5M ago
What is the symbolic significance of gender in the Gospel according to Matthew? A review of Janice Capel Anderson's "Matthew: Gender and Reading ..read more
New Testament Review
8M ago
Did copyists intentionally change the text of the New Testament? A discussion of Bart D. Ehrman's Orthodox Corruption of Scripture ..read more
New Testament Review
9M ago
What is the Syriac Bible? A discussion of Sebastian Brock's The Syriac Bible with Nathan Tilley ..read more
New Testament Review
10M ago
What made gnostics different from other Christians? And did it matter? A discussion of Elaine Pagels' 1979 monograph, The Gnostic Gospels ..read more
New Testament Review
2y ago
Did Paul become a Christian? What are conversion narratives for? A discussion of Paula Fredriksen's "Paul and Augustine: Conversion Narratives, Orthodox Traditions, and the Retrospective Self ..read more
New Testament Review
2y ago
How did Christianity "triumph"? What made Christianity different from paganism? A discussion of James Rives' "Christian Expansion and Christian Ideology ..read more
New Testament Review
2y ago
How have Black Christians interpreted Paul on the topic of slavery? A discussion of Allen Dwight Callahan's "Brother Saul': An Ambivalent Witness to Freedom" from Onesimus, our Brother ..read more
New Testament Review
2y ago
What is a scriptural canon for? A discussion of David Brakke's "Canon Formation and Social Conflict in Fourth-Century Egypt: Athanasius of Alexandria's Thirty-Ninth Festal Letter" published in HTR in 1994 ..read more
New Testament Review
2y ago
What traditions about Jesus survive outside of the gospels? Did Jesus have a sense of humor? A discussion of Paul Coleman-Norton's "An Amusing Agraphon ..read more