The Bible and Beyond
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The Bible and Beyond podcast is a series of interviews with scholars who are able to unlock mysteries from extra-canonical books, forgotten scriptures, so-called 'gnostic' gospels, as well as the Bible. Host Shirley Paulson, Ph.D., and her guests explore historical and spiritual questions about Jesus, gender, women, salvation, healing, and the meaning of life. The discoveries these scholars share don't always fit with what we've been told, but time and again they lead us toward a deeper intimacy with Jesus.
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What Is the Kingdom of God? Rethinking Sacred Space
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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What the Hermetica Reveal About Early Christianity
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Simon Magus: Villain or Simply Misunderstood?
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May 06, 2026 |
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Gnosis, a Roman Catholic Womanpriest, and Inner Awakening
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Rethinking Eve: New Insights into the Genesis Story
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Two Fathers of Jesus: A New Perspective
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Karen King Discusses Mary Magdalene as a Leader in Early Christianity
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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How Later Anti-Jewish Readings Distort the New Testament
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Why the Ancient Romans Destroyed the Jewish Temple
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Beyond the Canon: Why Apocrypha Matters
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Heresies, Power, and the Forgotten Voices of Early Christianity
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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The Council of Nicaea at 1700 Years: Why It Still Matters
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Is It Possible Paul Didn't Write ANY of the New Testament Letters?
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Thecla's Challenge to Both Rome and the Early Christian World
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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The Complicated Lives of Enslaved Women of the Bible
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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More Connections Between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Is There a Connection Between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library?
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May 07, 2025 |
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Introducing the Gospel of Philip from the Nag Hammadi Collection
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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What Was Jesus's Religious Life Like?
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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What is the Nag Hammadi Library?
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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What Do Jesus and Plato Have In Common?
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Healing in Antiquity: Medicine, Magic, Ritual, Demons, and Gnosis
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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How Can You Tell When an Ancient Text Is Gnostic, Jewish, or Christian?
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Was Jesus a Better Jew than the Jews?
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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How Does Paul Understand Resurrection?
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Where Did Gnostic Ideas Come From?
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Apostolic Authority: An Ancient Text Offers a Humorous Critique
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Macrina: A Remarkable 4th-Century Christian Woman
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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The Strange "Secret Gospel of Mark" is Likely Real, Not a Forgery
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May 01, 2024 |
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What Texts Did the Early Jesus People Read?
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Has a Missing Fragment of the Gospel of Mary Been Discovered?
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Simon Magus: Who Is He in the Bible?
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Jesus's Peaceful Resistance to Rome Based on Genesis 1
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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The Jewish World of Jesus: A Modern Rabbi's View
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Marriage and Singleness in Early Christianity: Attitudes and Practices
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Contemplating the Complexities of Christian Martyrdom
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Read Ancient Texts Outside the Bible
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Exploring Ancient New Testament Gospel Manuscripts
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Was Ancient Manichaeism Christian?
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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The Historical Jesus: Surprise Yourself!
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Unraveling the Blood Curse in the Gospel of Matthew
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May 03, 2023 |
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The Biblical Meaning of Resurrection
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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The Bible and Beyond Podcast's 50th Episode
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Is the Book of Acts Historically Accurate?
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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A Jew and a Christian Discover Commonality
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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The Magi and the Star in the Christmas Story
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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Mary Magdalene was Probably Not from Magdala
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Correcting the Mary Magdalene Smear Campaign
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Ancient Manichaeism: An Example of the Christian Insider-Outsider Debate
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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An Ancient Gold Glass Challenges Biblical Boundaries
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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The Secret Behind the Secrets in So-Called Gnosticism
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Why Should We Believe Anything in the Secret Revelation of John?
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May 31, 2022 |
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What Kind of Person Was Judas Really?
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May 04, 2022 |
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How Illness and Heresy Became Entangled in Christianity
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Thecla's Fight for Independence
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Noncanonical Texts Illuminate the Bible
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Finding Depth in Jesus's Farmer Parables
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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More Answers to the Question "Where is God When Things Go Wrong?"
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Marcion Answers "Where Is God When Things Go Wrong?"
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Early Christians Answer "Where Is God When Things Go Wrong?"
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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What Is the Apocrypha and Why Read It?
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Was Adam the Original Sinner?
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Who Are All the Marys in the New Testament?
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Is the Idea of Christian Heresy Still Relevant?
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Charles Hedrick and Nag Hammadi Manuscripts
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May 05, 2021 |
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What the Apostles Did after the Resurrection
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Are the Shapira Deuteronomy Fragments Real or Forgeries?
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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The Gospel of Matthew's Problematic Prophecies
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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How the Odes of Solomon Enhance Jewish-Christian Dialogue
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Who Is Paul, and What Did He Really Write That's in the Bible?
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Is Practical Theology a Contradiction in Terms?
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Conservative Christian Finds Biblical Egalitarianism
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Jesus Learned from Women, Seriously!
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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Extracanonical Texts through a Womanist Lens
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Ancient Household Models Elucidate Philemon
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Why You Should Read New Testament Apocrypha
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Odes of Solomon: Contemporary Musical Settings
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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A New Translation of the Odes of Solomon
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May 07, 2020 |
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How Jesus's Followers Made Sense of His Death by Crucifixion
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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How Jesus's Followers Made Sense of His Death by Crucifixion
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Learning from Ancient Rome's Rape Narrative
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Jesus in Q: Women Are as Valuable as Men
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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What's at Stake When Heresy Sells?
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Biblical Violence: Help or Harm?
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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What the Mandaeans Know about John the Baptist
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Is Martha the Sister of Mary Magdalene?
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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Protevangelium of James: New/Old Views of Mary
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Shepherd of Hermas: Respect for the Poor
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Aug 10, 2019 |
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Justice and Peace for Christians and Jews in the Hebrew Bible
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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Demystifying the 'Dialogue of the Savior'
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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The Nag Hammadi Collection
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May 10, 2019 |
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Reading the 'Other' Gospels
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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It's Ok to Look at Extracanonical Texts!
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Mar 16, 2019 |
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The Power of Self-Control in Early Christian Community
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Feb 10, 2019 |