SCOUT· 41%1h 06m·2026-09-21·Faith[Bible] Episode 337: James Barker - Writing and Rewriting the Gospels
In this week’s episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with James about how the Gospels were written, how Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John relate to one another, and what ancient writing practices can teach us about the formation of the New Testament. They explore why the Gospel writers may have…
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“Definitely a 0.5 Pentel here. Currently using the GraphGear 1000. Loved this interview. Long-time listener to BFNP and budding John scholar. Thanks Pete and James.”
“Lots of things to digest there. Fascinating. Thank you both.”
“The Bible is monomyth. Learn what that is and you’ll know smart men wrote it for the masses.”
“Very interesting topic, thanks for broadening my horizons about the formation of the Bible. Something I have been pondering along these lines (high view of scripture and letting the words speak to the authors intent), is this : If Paul, or…”
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