The Bible and Beyond

Religion & Spirituality Podcasts

The Bible and Beyond podcast is a series of interviews with scholars who are able to unlock mysteries from extra-canonical books, forgotten scriptures, so-called 'gnostic' gospels, as well as the Bible. Host Shirley Paulson, Ph.D., and her guests...

Episodes

Beyond "Gnosticism": Michael Williams on Reading Nag Hammadi Anew

Jesus the Healer, Jesus the Magos? Rethinking Magic and Religion in Antiquity

What Is the Kingdom of God? Rethinking Sacred Space

What the Hermetica Reveal About Early Christianity

Simon Magus: Villain or Simply Misunderstood?

Gnosis, a Roman Catholic Womanpriest, and Inner Awakening

Rethinking Eve: New Insights into the Genesis Story

Two Fathers of Jesus: A New Perspective

Karen King Discusses Mary Magdalene as a Leader in Early Christianity

How Later Anti-Jewish Readings Distort the New Testament

Why the Ancient Romans Destroyed the Jewish Temple

Beyond the Canon: Why Apocrypha Matters

Heresies, Power, and the Forgotten Voices of Early Christianity

The Council of Nicaea at 1700 Years: Why It Still Matters

Is It Possible Paul Didn’t Write ANY of the New Testament Letters?

Thecla’s Challenge to Both Rome and the Early Christian World

The Complicated Lives of Enslaved Women of the Bible

More Connections Between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library

Is There a Connection Between the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library?

Introducing the Gospel of Philip from the Nag Hammadi Collection