What would Jesus the Jew do? is new podcast exploring key questions that will help readers of the New Testament to better understand Judaism at the time of Jesus. In each episode, scholars from the Centre for Jewish Studies and Centre for Biblical Studies at the University of Manchester talk listeners through a topic. On these web pages you can find links to all of the episodes as well as additional resources to deepen your understanding.
You can subscribe to the series via Acast, or your usual podcast platform.
What was everyday life like for 1st Century Jews? (Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz)
How can biblical archaeology help us to understand the New Testament? (Adrian Curtis)
How Jewish do Jewish people think Jesus was? (Daniel Langton)
Why did the early Christians think Jesus was the Messiah? (Andy Boakye)
Do the Dead Sea Scrolls help or hinder our understanding of Jesus? (George Brooke)
Where does the symbolism of the book of Revelation come from? (Peter Oakes)
How did ideas about God change among early Christians? (Sarah Parkhouse)
How Jewish do Jewish People think Paul was? (Daniel Langton)
Why did the whole Early Church not circumcise children? (Peter Oakes)
Who is the true Israel? (Michael Hilton)
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Produced by Dr Siobhan Jolley and Prof Daniel Langton.