The Mary We Forgot with Professor Jennifer Powell McNutt (Podcast)

John Anthony Dunne

In this episode we’re joined by Jennifer Powell McNutt, who is the Franklin S. Dyrness Chair of Biblical and Theological Studies and Professor of Theology and History of Christianity at Wheaton College and the author of the book that we discuss in this episode, The Mary We Forgot: What the Apostle to the Apostles Teaches the Church Today (published by Brazos). Over the course of the episode we talk about the many misunderstandings about Mary Magdalene, how to disentangle her legacy from those misconceptions, and why it matters for the church today. Team members on the episode from The Two Cities include: Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Dr. Madison Pierce, and Dr. Sydney Tooth.

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John Anthony Dunne
John Anthony Dunne
John holds a PhD from the University of St Andrews, where he studied under Professor N. T. Wright. He currently serves as Associate Professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary (St. Paul, MN).

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