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The actual audio files for all episodes for the podcast are accessible on my podcast collection page on archive.org<\/a> (in various file formats and sizes), but I am presenting all episodes from all completed series (in reverse order) here on one page for easy access.\u00a0 To listen to episodes here, simply press download.\u00a0 To download episodes, right click the “Download” link and choose “Save link as…”.<\/p>\n

Series 8: A Cultural History of Satan – Personified Evil in Early Judaism and in Christianity <\/strong>(Nov 2013-till the end)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.1: A Cultural History of Satan – Predecessors of Satan from Mesopotamia (Download<\/a>; to download, right click and choose “Save link as”)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.2: Predecessors of Satan from Canaan and Israel (Download<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.3: Predecessors of Satan from Persia (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.4: Other Predecessors of Satan from the Hebrew Bible (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.5: Fallen Angels in 1 Enoch (ca. 225 BCE) (Download<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.6: Mastema in Jubilees and Beliar in the Dead Sea Scrolls (ca. 100 BCE) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.7: The Devil and Beelzebub in Early Biographies of Jesus (70-100 CE) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.8: Internal Functions of the Rhetoric of Satan in Paul and John (ca. 50-110 CE) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.9: A Satanic Empire in John’s Apocalypse (ca. 80-100 CE) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.10: Jealous Satan, the Image of God, and the Serpent in the Life of Adam and Eve (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.11: The Jealous Creator and the Serpent of Wisdom in Gnosticism (2nd century CE) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.12: Satan’s Demons and the Greco-Roman Gods in the Church Fathers (2nd-3rd centuries CE) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.13:\u00a0 Satan as Father of Lies and Heresy in the Church Fathers (2nd-4th centuries CE) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.14: Satan\u2019s Home, Part 1 \u2013 Cultural Origins Of Hell (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.15: Satan\u2019s Home, part 2 \u2013 The Birth of Judean Hell in 1 Enoch (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.16: Satan\u2019s Home, part 3 \u2013 Developments among Early Jesus Followers (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.17: Satan\u2019s Home, part 4 \u2013 Tortures in Hell and Christ\u2019s Descent (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.18: Satan\u2019s Home, part 5 \u2013 Medieval Depictions and Dante\u2019s Inferno<\/em> (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.19: Satan and Demons in Everyday Life in the Middle Ages (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.20: Witchcraft Accusations and Pacts with the Devil (1400-1600) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.21: The Devil and Internal Struggles of the Reformation Period (1500s) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.22: Milton\u2019s Traditional Satan in Paradise Lost<\/em> (1600s) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.23:\u00a0Goethe’s Ironic Mephistopheles (1700s-1800s) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 8.24: Satanic Imagery And Conspiracies In Modern Culture (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Series 7: Visions of the End: Origins of Judean Apocalypticism <\/strong>(9 episodes, Oct 2012-Oct 2013)<\/p>\n

Podcast 7.1: Visions of the End \u2013 What is Apocalypticism? (Download<\/a>; right click and choose “Save link as”)<\/p>\n

Podcast 7.2: Origins part 1 \u2013 Ancient Near Eastern Combat Myths (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 7.3: Origins part 2 \u2013 Zoroastrian apocalypticism (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 7.4: Origins part 3a \u2013 Israelite Prophets 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 7.5: Origins part 3b \u2013 Israelite Prophets 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 7.6: 1 Enoch \u2013 An Introduction to the Earliest Apocalypse (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 7.7: 1 Enoch \u2013 Fallen Angels in Early Apocalypticism (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 7.8: Introduction to Daniel\u2019s Historical Apocalypse (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 7.9: Daniel’s Visions as Veiled History (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Series 6: Associations in the Greco-Roman World<\/strong> (14 episodes, April 2011-Oct 2012)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.1: Introduction to Associations in the Greco-Roman World (Download<\/a>; right click and choose “Save link as”)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.2: Social, Religious, and Burial Activities of Associations (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.3: Judean and Christian Groups as Associations (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.4: Associations and Greco-Roman Society (The City) (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.5: Associations and the Roman Empire (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.6: Approaches to Studying Ethnic Associations and Identities (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.7: Phoenician Immigrant Associations, part 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.8: Phoenician Immigrant Associations, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.9: Judean Immigrant Associations, part 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.10: Judean Immigrant Associations, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.11 Jesus Groups as Associations and Cultural Minorities, part 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.12: Jesus Groups as Associations and Cultural Minorities, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.13: Cultural Minority Associations and Ethnic Stereotypes, part 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 6.14: Cultural Minority Associations and Ethnic Stereotypes, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Series 5: The Historical Jesus in Context<\/strong> (14 episodes, Jan 2010-April 2011)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.1: Studying the Historical Jesus – Sources and Problems, part 1 (Download<\/a>; right click and choose \u201cSave Link As\u2026\u201d)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.2: Studying the Historical Jesus – Sources and Problems, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.3: Studying the Historical Jesus – Sources and Problems, part 3 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.4: Scholarly Portraits of the Historical Jesus, part 1 – Crossan (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.5: Scholarly Portraits of the Historical Jesus, part 2 – Sanders (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.6: Jesus, Galilee, and Israelite History, part 1 – To the Second Temple (Download<\/a><\/p>\n

Podcast 5.7: Jesus, Galilee, and Israelite History, part 2 – To the Time of Jesus (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.8: Jesus, the Galilean and Judean (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.9: Jesus in the Context of Educated Groups and Leaders (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.10: Jesus and his Mentor, John the Baptizer (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.11: Jesus as Teacher, part 1 – Method and Content (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.12: Jesus as Teacher, part 2 – Present or Future Kingdom? (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.13: Jesus as Healer and Exorcist (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.14: Jesus as Prophet (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 5.15: Jesus as Messianic King? (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Series 4: Honouring the Gods in the Roman Empire: Asia Minor<\/strong> (6 episodes; Sept 2009-Nov 2009)<\/p>\n

Podcast 4.1: Introduction to Honouring the Gods (Download<\/a>; right click and choose \u201cSave Link As\u2026\u201d)<\/p>\n

Podcast 4.2: A City and Its Patron Deity – Artemis of Ephesus (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 4.3: Salvation from the Gods – Asklepios at Pergamum (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 4.4: Messages from the Gods – Apollo at Claros and Didyma (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 4.5: Justice from the Gods in Lydia (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 4.6: Honouring the Emperors as Gods (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Series 3: Diversity in Early Christianity: “Heresies” and Struggles<\/strong> (16 episodes, Oct 2008-June 2009)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.1: Introduction to Diversity – A Schism in John’s Community, part 1 (Download<\/a>; right click and choose \u201cSave Link As\u2026\u201d)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.2: A Schism in John’s Community, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.3: Docetic and Judaizing Opponents of Ignatius (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.4: Docetic and Judaizing Opponents of Ignatius, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.5: Diversity in Asia Minor – A Regional Case Study (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.6: Sources for the Study of Diversity – Gnostic, Apocryphal, Patristic (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.7: Jewish Followers of Jesus, part 1 – Ebionites (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.8: Jewish Followers of Jesus, part 2 – Pseudo-Clement (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.9: Marcionites and the Unknown God (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.10 Introducing Gnostic Worldviews (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.11: Secret Book of John, part 1 – The Spiritual Realm (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.12: Secret Book of John, part 2 – Salvation from the Material Realm (Download<\/a><\/p>\n

Podcast 3.13: The Wisdom of Jesus Christ and Middle Platonism (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.14: The Gospel of Philip, part 1 – Ideas of Salvation (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.15: The Gospel of Philip, part 2 – Ritual Enactments of Salvation (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 3.16: The Gospel of Mary – Secret Knowledge from the Ultimate Disciple (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Series 2: Early Christian Portraits of Jesus<\/strong> (11 episodes, Feb 2008 – Sept 2008)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.1: Introduction to the Gospels as Portraits of Jesus Download<\/a> (right click and choose “Save Link As…”)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.2: Mark’s portrait of Jesus – Suffering Son, part 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.3: Mark’s portrait of Jesus – Suffering Son, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.4: Matthew’s portrait of Jesus – New Moses, part 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.5: Matthew’s portrait of Jesus – New Moses, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.6: Luke’s Portrait of Jesus – Prophet Elijah, part 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.7: Luke’s Portrait of Jesus – Prophet Elijah, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.8: John’s Portrait of Jesus – Son and Word, part 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.9: John’s Portrait of Jesus – Son and Word, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.10: Hebrews’ Portrait of Jesus – Highpriest Melchizedek, part 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 2.11: Hebrews’ Portrait of Jesus – Highpriest Melchizedek, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Series 1: Paul and his Communities\u00a0<\/strong>(12 episodes, Oct 2007-Feb 2008)<\/p>\n

Podcast 1.1: Paul in his own words (Download<\/a>; right click and choose “Save Link As…”)<\/p>\n

Podcast 1.2: The Situation at Thessalonica (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 1.3: Paul’s response to Jesus-followers at Thessalonica (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 1.4: Paul and the followers of Jesus at Corinth, part 1 (Download)<\/a><\/p>\n

Podcast 1.5: Paul and the followers of Jesus at Corinth, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 1.6: Paul and the followers of Jesus at Corinth, part 3 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 1.7: Paul and the situation in Galatia (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 1.8: Paul’s response to the Galatians (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 1.9: Paul and the situation at Rome (Download<\/a><\/p>\n

Podcast 1.10: Paul’s response to the Romans (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 1.11: Legacies of Paul – Women’s leadership, part 1 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Podcast 1.12: Legacies of Paul – Women’s leadership, part 2 (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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