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Delving Into The New Testament In Its World

6 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings

Go on a whimsical journey with author Mike Bird as he delves into his authoritative text and places the New Testament in the context of the culture in which it arose.

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How do we live out the New Testament?

March 23, 2021 13:01 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MB

Welcome to the sixth and final part in a series delving into the benchmark book The New Testament In Its World. Co-author Michael Bird takes us through the text he wrote with N.T. Wright, this episode focusing on the practical application of the New Testament to 21st-century life. What does an understanding of its historical context do to help us live out the New Testament? Mike demonstrates the divisions between the Old Testament and the New, explains how it alters our world view ...

What are the Catholic Letters about?

March 16, 2021 13:01 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MB

Welcome to the fifth in a six-part series delving into the benchmark book The New Testament In Its World. Co-author Michael Bird takes us through the text he wrote with N.T. Wright, this episode focusing on the Catholic Letters - the collection of epistles following Paul's letters that embrace the church at large and offer a balance to some of the Apostle's more controversial teaching. In addition, Mike shows how these letters provide us a more detailed view of the world in which t...

Where did the Gospels come from?

March 09, 2021 13:01 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MB

Welcome to the fourth in a six-part series delving into the benchmark book The New Testament In Its World. Co-author Michael Bird takes us through the text he wrote with N.T. Wright, this episode focusing on how the Gospels came together. The piecing together of the four biographies of Jesus' life has been a puzzle that has tested historians for centuries. Mike teases apart the layers of contribution to show us not only the sources we didn't suspect but the reliability of the works...

Why was Paul so controversial?

March 02, 2021 13:01 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MB

Welcome to the third in a six-part series delving into the benchmark book The New Testament In Its World. Co-author Michael Bird takes us through the text he wrote with N.T. Wright, this episode examining the historical figure of the Apostle Paul, a figure who has come to represent the most hard-line aspects of the Christian faith.  On the chopping block are important questions like, What was Paul's significance to the early church? Where does the controversy emerge in his work?...

Who is Jesus?

February 23, 2021 13:01 - 25 minutes - 35.2 MB

Welcome to the second episode in a six part series delving into the benchmark book The New Testament In Its World. Co-author Michael Bird takes us through the text he wrote with N.T. Wright, this episode examining the identity of Jesus as an historical figure.  On the chopping block are important questions like, Is there a difference between studying the Jesus of the Bible and the Historical Jesus? Who did Jesus think he was? Did Jesus ever claim to be God? You can buy a copy ...

Why all this history?

February 01, 2021 05:27 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MB

Welcome to the first in a six part series delving into the benchmark book The New Testament In Its World. Co-author Michael Bird takes us through the text he wrote with N.T. Wright, this episode examining the importance of an historical approach to the New Testament.  On the chopping block are important questions like, How does Christianity differ from most other religions when it comes to history? Is there a difference between Christian history and 'real' history? In a post-mo...