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Brian Frantz's avatar

I actually did this just a few weeks ago and even though I was already quite familiar with the gospels, found it a really worthwhile experience to read through all of them over a short period. I wrote about my take-aways here: https://open.substack.com/pub/dearpartisan/p/gospel

It was also interesting to observe the differences and similarities across the four authors and read about the origin theories behind the different accounts.

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James's avatar

Can I give a shout out to the remarkable Literature and History podcast by Doug Metzger, https://literatureandhistory.com. He had ten wonderful episodes on the New Testament and early Christianity, out of hundreds of hours of episodes reaching from Gilgamesh to Late Antiquity and still ongoing.

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Liz's avatar

Thankyou for the shout out - its of the billions of podcasts I have subscribed to on a recommendation but never listened to. I'll add it to the top of my list!

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James's avatar

Well you can 'read' the podcast also, as Doug publishes full transcripts on the web site. Each episode is basically him talking through a carefully prepared paper on the topic, which sounds boring but isn't at all. I've also overdosed on podcasts, especially history, never found something which combines depth and seriousness with gentle humour and big-picture synthesis - and respect for the listener - in the same way.

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Light Deathnote's avatar

A light that thrives in the depths of darkness, blazes through murky bottoms. It cannot and will not be quenched.

-John 1:5, The Voice Translation

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Annette Kristynik's avatar

I'm joining in!

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Mother Agnes's avatar

A chapter a day of both the gospels and the epistles (2 chapters in all). But if I listen to the audio gospel, etc then I usually end up listening to much more because Im at a menial task of sorts at the same time.

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Michael Nath's avatar

Reading Mark's Gospel, something to consider is that of the four evangelists, he alone (according to Stephen Neill) might have spent time in the company of Christ.

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Crazy Hair's avatar

Don't forget about Matthew!

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KM's avatar

Thank you for sharing this. I've been writing Gospel Journals about single chapters of the Gospels and intend to eventually write about each. If anyone finds another perspective interesting: https://theywithoutus.substack.com/p/matthew-16

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Hope Fischbach's avatar

I'm joining with the ESV and reading a paper copy this time after reading on my phone the last few years!

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