Join Helen and Lloyd as they travel back in time (metaphorically… it’s a podcast) to explore the real history of the people, places and events of the Old Testament, New Testament and everything in between.

Can modern historians really talk about Jesus’ miracles? Did Jesus expect the imminent end of the world? Was he a new Moses figure? And if memory is so unreliable, how can historians claim to know anything about him at all?There’s no one better to wrestle with these questions than this week’s guest: Dale C. Allison Jr., Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. He joins Helen and Lloyd to discuss his latest book, <a href='https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802879196/interpreting-jesus/'>Interpreting Jesus</a> (2025), a fresh collection of essays from one of the world’s leading historical Jesus scholars.SUPPORT BIBLICAL TIME MACHINE If you enjoy the podcast, please (pretty please!) consider supporting the show through the <a href='http://patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine'>Time Travelers Club</a>, our Patreon. We are an independent, listener-supported show (no ads!), so please help us continue to showcase high-quality biblical scholarship with a <a href='http://patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine'>monthly subscription</a>. DOWNLOAD OUR STUDY GUIDE: MARK AS ANCIENT BIOGRAPHY Check out our 4-part audio study guide called "<a href='https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/store/p/biblical-time-machine-study-guide-the-gospel-of-mark-as-an-ancient-biography'>The Gospel of Mark as an Ancient Biography</a>." While you're there, get yourself a <a href='https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/store/p/timetravelersmug'>Biblical Time Machine mug</a> or a <a href='https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/store/p/bubble-free-stickers'>cool sticker</a> for your water bottle.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine">Support the show</a>Theme music written and performed by Dave Roos, creator of Biblical Time Machine

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Interpreting Jesus – Miracles, Moses & Memory

The Time Machine is back... with some changes! Join Helen and her new co-host, ancient history Prof. <a href='https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/llewellyn-jonesl'>Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones</a>, as they discuss what they're working on at the moment: everything from ancient Babylon, the Hittites and Persia's first lady to ancient 'lives' and the historical Mary. They are also joined by the show's new producer, John Nelson. They explore John's doctoral research on the absence of a physical description of Jesus in the Gospels, and ask how Jesus came to acquire the familiar appearance he has today. This episode also offers a glimpse into what is coming up on Season 4: Dale Allison on Interpreting Jesus, Sean Tougher on Eunuchs in the Bible & Beyond, and Louise Lawrence on Disability and the Gospels, among many others! SUPPORT BIBLICAL TIME MACHINEIf you enjoy the podcast, please (pretty please!) consider supporting the show through the <a href='http://patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine'>Time Travellers Club</a>, our Patreon. We are an independent, listener-supported show (no ads!), so please help us continue to showcase high-quality biblical scholarship with a <a href='http://patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine'>monthly subscription</a>.DOWNLOAD OUR STUDY GUIDE: MARK AS ANCIENT BIOGRAPHYCheck out our 4-part audio study guide called "<a href='https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/store/p/biblical-time-machine-study-guide-the-gospel-of-mark-as-an-ancient-biography'>The Gospel of Mark as an Ancient Biography</a>." While you're there, get yourself a <a href='https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/store/p/timetravelersmug'>Biblical Time Machine mug</a> or a <a href='https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/store/p/bubble-free-stickers'>cool sticker</a> for your water bottle.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine">Support the show</a>Theme music written and performed by Dave Roos

Meet the New Team

It's been a while, but there are some big changes in the works for Biblical Time Machine! For more details, check out <a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/where-heck-are-135034278'>our post on Patreon</a>.SUPPORT BIBLICAL TIME MACHINE If you enjoy the podcast, please (pretty please!) consider supporting the show through the <a href='http://patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine'>Time Travelers Club</a>, our Patreon. We are an independent, listener-supported show (no ads!), so please help us continue to showcase high-quality biblical scholarship with a <a href='http://patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine'>monthly subscription</a>.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine">Support the show</a>Theme music written and performed by Dave Roos

Where are Helen and Dave? A BTM Update

Sadly, the origins of many antisemitic tropes and prejudices can be traced back to the New Testament, in which "the Jews" are cast as the religious "other" against which the Jesus movement is self-defined. As a result, Christians carry around a lot of un-historical and anti-Jewish assumptions are repeated in Sunday School classes and even the halls of academia. Let's fix that! Our guest <a href='https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/english/people/academic-staff/meredith-warren'>Meredith Warren</a> just co-edited an excellent book called <a href='https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802882882/judeophobia-and-the-new-testament/'>Judeophobia and the New Testament</a>. Meredith joins Helen and Dave to dig into the origins of the Bible's anti-Jewish rhetoric and discuss new ways of reading these texts without belittling or condemning Judaism. SUPPORT BIBLICAL TIME MACHINE If you enjoy the podcast, please (pretty please!) consider supporting the show through the <a href='http://patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine'>Time Travelers Club</a>, our Patreon. We are an independent, listener-supported show (no ads!), so please help us continue to showcase high-quality biblical scholarship with a <a href='http://patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine'>monthly subscription</a>. DOWNLOAD OUR STUDY GUIDE: MARK AS ANCIENT BIOGRAPHY Check out our 4-part audio study guide called "<a href='https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/store/p/biblical-time-machine-study-guide-the-gospel-of-mark-as-an-ancient-biography'>The Gospel of Mark as an Ancient Biography</a>." While you're there, get yourself a <a href='https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/store/p/timetravelersmug'>Biblical Time Machine mug</a> or a <a href='https://www.biblicaltimemachine.com/store/p/bubble-free-stickers'>cool sticker</a> for your water bottle.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/BiblicalTimeMachine">Support the show</a>Theme music written and performed by Dave Roos

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