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New Testament Expert Mark Goodacre on Scholarship and the Resurrection

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Mark Goodacre


Duration

9.26


Uploaded to YouTube

4 November 2025

Added to Database

10 November 2025


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How should historians and scholars of antiquity discuss the resurrection of Jesus? In this episode, Todd von Helms talks with New Testament scholar Mark Goodacre about how he discusses the historical Jesus in general and the resurrection in particular. Mark Goodacre is Professor of Religious Studies at Duke University. He specializes in the New Testament and Christian Origins. He earned his MA, M.Phil and DPhil at the University of Oxford and has been at Duke since 2005.

His research interests include the Gospels and the Historical Jesus. Goodacre is the author of four books including The Case Against Q: Studies in Markan Priority and the Synoptic Problem (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 2002) and Thomas and the Gospels: The Case for Thomas's Familiarity with the Synoptics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012). He is well known for creating web resources on New Testament and Christian origins, including his podcast, the NT Pod. Goodacre has acted as consultant for several TV and radio programs including The Passion (BBC / HBO, 2008) and Finding Jesus (CNN, 2015-17). His newest book, The Fourth Synoptic Gospel: John's Knowledge of Matthew, Mark, and Luke is available everywhere books are sold. #newtestament #markgoodacre #synopticgospels #resurrectionofchrist