The Genius of the Gospel of Matthew

Wondrium allows you to stream 8,000 hours of lectures and documentaries in the areas of history, religion, and science, including several courses by Dr. Ehrman. *Sign up for a free trial at Visit to shop from Bart Ehrman’s online courses and get a special discount by using code: MJPODCAST on all courses. Most readers completely overlook Matthew’s portrayal of Jesus as the Jewish Messiah who fulfills the Jewish Law AND insists that his followers do so as well (What? Jesus’ followers have to KEEP the Law of Moses?). But Matthew conveys exactly that message loud and clear in some passages and with brilliant ingenuity in others, including some that are widely familiar but not widely understood. Think: the magi. *Advertising Disclaimer: We are an affiliate partner for Wondrium, so if you sign up for a paid plan with them, we will earn a commission. This in no way affects your price and you’ll be supporting our show, so we thank you.