Author Archives: Christopher Marsh

Episode 3: Slavery in the Ancient Mediterranean World and the New Testament with Robin Thompson

In this episode, we explore the heart-wrenching and often divisive topic of slavery in the Ancient Mediterranean World and its relation to the New Testament and the earliest Christians. Robin Thompson (PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is Adjunct Professor of Theology at Houston Baptist University and a visiting professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas TheologicalContinue reading “Episode 3: Slavery in the Ancient Mediterranean World and the New Testament with Robin Thompson”

Episode 2: Intertextuality and the Old Testament in the New Testament with Mario Melendez

In this episode of the Engaging the New Testament podcast, we will be exploring intertextuality. Basically, “intertextuality” means the use of one text or set of texts in another text, like when someone in a movie or on a website quotes someone else or purposely says something to remind you of another work, person, orContinue reading “Episode 2: Intertextuality and the Old Testament in the New Testament with Mario Melendez”

Episode 1: New Testament Text Criticism with Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry

In this episode of the Engaging the New Testament podcast, we explore the fascinating topic of New Testament textual criticism. Textual Criticism, in a nutshell, is the study of how we establish the most accurate text of the New Testament. This area of study is critical for understanding the New Testament, but many people struggleContinue reading “Episode 1: New Testament Text Criticism with Elijah Hixson and Peter Gurry”

The Longest OT Quotation in Paul, Pt. 2: Poetic Structure

As promised, here is my form analysis of Paul’s catena in Romans 3:10-18. Most of the material here is drawn from a paper I did for Dr. Benjamin Simpson in his Romans Exegesis course at Dallas Theological Seminary in the Summer of 2019. The Greek is layed out in lines, with repeated words or relatedContinue reading “The Longest OT Quotation in Paul, Pt. 2: Poetic Structure”

The Longest Old Testament Quotation in Paul

In Romans 3:10-18, Paul brings out the longest string of quotations from the Hebrew scriptures of anywhere else in his letters. Here are the facts: this passage is nine verses long and quotes six passages without breaking (cf Rom 15:9-12). There are at least five psalms quoted (Pss 14:1-3, 5:10, 140:4, 10:7, and 36:1) and one passageContinue reading “The Longest Old Testament Quotation in Paul”

Greek New Testament(s): A Comparison of the Reader’s Editions

I was incredibly blessed by my placement in history to have a wealth of tools available for studying the New Testament. As I am told, only a few years ago, if a first or second-year Greek student wanted to engage substantively and prolongedly with the Greek New Testament he or she required not only theContinue reading “Greek New Testament(s): A Comparison of the Reader’s Editions”