Oct 22, 20261h 31mS2
When was the New Testament actually published? Not written — published. Manuscript scholar David Trobisch, one of the editors of the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament, argues it appeared as a single, carefully edited...
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Footnote Famous
Hosted by C.J. Cornthwaite · religion · EN
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Footnote Famous - Conversations with the world's top scholars of the Bible and Christian origins
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Who hosts Footnote Famous?
Footnote Famous is hosted by C.J. Cornthwaite. The show has published 27 episodes to date.
What has Footnote Famous covered recently?
Recent episodes include "2.3 David Trobisch - On The Origins of Scripture" (22 October 2026, 91 minutes), "2.2 Paula Fredriksen - Paul, Origen, and Augustine Disagreed About Sin. Only 1 Won." (7 October 2026, 58 minutes), and "2.1 John J. Collins - Apocalypticism as a Worldview" (16 September 2026, 73 minutes).
How often does Footnote Famous publish?
Footnote Famous publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 70 minutes across 27 episodes.
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Booking probability for Footnote Famous is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Footnote Famous requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Footnote Famous's contact route on record: verified email.
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About the host
C.J. Cornthwaite hosts Footnote Famous, a religion podcast with 27 episodes published.
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- Oct 7, 202658 minS2
Get the book! https://amzn.to/4ybTkls (affiliate link) Watch this on YouTube - https://youtu.be/txVqkdQyv-E What is sin, where does it come from, and how does God fix it? Early Christians gave very different answers...
- Sep 16, 20261h 13mS2
Watch Episode on YouTube What is an apocalypse, really — and why do we keep reducing it to "the end of the world"? In this episode, I sit down with John J. Collins, one of the foremost scholars of ancient Judaism and...
Episode #23
1.23 - Best of Season 1
Aug 7, 20261h 12mS1Over the first season of Footnote Famous I interviewed 22 Bible scholars, and I read every one of their books cover to cover before we spoke. Some of what I heard confirmed things I already suspected. Five ideas...
- Jul 17, 20261h 7mS1
WATCH VIDEO OF INTERVIEW Did the author of Luke's Gospel actually know the geography of first-century Palestine? In this interview, biblical scholar John Kloppenborg — my own PhD supervisor at the University of Toronto...
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- Jul 3, 20261h 8mS1
In this interview, I sit down with biblical scholar Laura Nasrallah to discuss her book Archaeology and the Letters of Paul. We explore how archaeological evidence — from manumission inscriptions to ancient toilets —...
Episode #20
1.20 - Alan Garrow - The Didache Discoveries
Jun 19, 20261h 16mS1What if one of early Christianity's most mysterious documents has been hiding two completely different texts — side by side — for nearly 2,000 years? WATCH INTERVIEW LIVE HERE That's exactly what New Testament scholar...
Episode #19
1.19 Dan McClellan - The Bible Says So
Jun 5, 20261h 13mS1Fake Bible Scholars Are Going Viral. Real Scholars Need to Step Up Child sacrifice, God's wife, & how Bible editors "fixed" them WATCH INTERVIEW HERE I sat down with Dan McClellan — one of the most followed actual...
- May 22, 20261h 4mS1
In this interview, I had the pleasure of speaking with Professor Teresa Morgan (Oxford) about her landmark book Roman Faith and Christian Faith: Pistis and Fides in the Early Roman Empire and Early Churches (2015)...
Episode #17
1.17 Hugo Méndez - The Gospel of John
May 8, 20261h 13mS1For John, Jesus divine. And makes his followers divineWhat does the Gospel of John actually claim about Jesus — and about everyone else? WATCH INTERVIEW HERE In this conversation, I sit down with Dr. Hugo Mendez (UNC...
- Apr 17, 202656 minS1
Bart Ehrman — one of the world's leading New Testament scholars and a self-described agnostic — makes a surprising argument: the West owes more to Jesus than it realizes. Not for salvation. Not for atonement. For...
- Apr 3, 20261h 3mS1
What if the resurrection wasn't the foundation of early Christianity — and most early Christians never even heard of it? Watch This Instead! That's exactly what New Testament scholar and historian Professor Marcus...
- Feb 27, 20261h 8mS1
Did Jesus actually predict his own second coming — or did the early church invent it? I sat down with Dr. Tucker Ferda (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary) to talk about his book "Jesus and His Promised Second Coming...
Episode #13
1.13 John Nelson - What did Jesus look like?
Feb 13, 20261h 23mS1Why don't the Gospels describe what Jesus looked like?Every ancient biographer described their subject's physical appearance — except the Gospel writers. Want to watch this instead? In this interview, we explore:- Why...
- Jan 30, 20261h 24mS1
Are the Gospels historically accurate? In this conversation with Dr. Richard C. Miller (author of "Resurrection and Reception in Early Christianity"), we examine the evidence that biblical scholars use to evaluate...
- Jan 16, 20261h 16m
WATCH ON YOUTUBE Kipp's Book - (affiliate link) Dr. Kipp's YouTube IN THIS EPISODE - How private collectors paid millions for forged fragments -The telltale signs of Dead Sea Scrolls forgeries - Table salt crystals as...
- Dec 12, 20251h 17mS1
Who was Josephus? What does he say about Jesus? And did the author of Luke-Acts copy from Josephus? I sat down with Steve Mason, one of the world's leading Josephus scholars, to investigate the evidence. Watch this...
- Nov 28, 20251h 10mS1
Paula Fredriksen joins me to discuss her new book "Ancient Christianity: The First 500 Years" - a masterful overview of how diverse early Christian movements evolved into the institutional church. Watch the interview on...
- Nov 14, 20251h 2mS1
Why do biblical scholars say Paul didn't write half the letters attributed to him? I sat down with Dr. Harry Maier, from Vancouver School of Theology, to understand exactly how scholars determine authorship of ancient...
- Oct 31, 202550 minS1
Anders Petersen (University of Aarhus) bridges evolutionary biology and New Testament studies to argue that religion functions as emotional investment in shared symbolic systems rather than abstract belief. We discuss...
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Steve Mason
Senior Information Security Consultant, Fork Union Military Academy
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Teresa Morgan
McDonald Agape Professor in New Testament and Early Christianity at Yale Divinity School, Yale Divinity School
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James McGrath
Clarence L. Goodwin Professor of New Testament Language and Literature, Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Dan McClellan
public scholar of the Bible and religion, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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