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Dr. Jacobs is a fine artist turned scholar of philosophy and religion turned filmmaker. He's Scholar in Residence of Philosophy and Religion at Vanderbilt Divinity School and writer and co-Executive Producer of the Amazon Original, House of David.
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King Herod, Symeon, John the Baptist - The Supporting Cast of the Gospels (2 of 15) (opens the original)
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Greetings subscribers! A couple of weeks back, I noted a book project conceived during my most recent visit to Mount Athos and blessed by the Abbot of Vatopedi.The book is tentatively titled The Supporting Cast of the Gospels: The Names and Fates of Those Who Met Jesus.The volume catalogues the ancillary characters of the Gospels, whom I’ve dubbed “supporting cast,” and offers a brief account of the traditions, biblical and extra-biblical, about these figures. Following each account, I discuss t
Zechariah, Elizabeth, and Joseph - The Supporting Cast of the Gospels (1 of 15) (opens the original)
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Greetings subscribers! Last week, I noted a book project conceived during my most recent visit to Mount Athos and blessed by the Abbot of Vatopedi. The book is tentatively titled The Supporting Cast of the Gospels: The Names and Fates of Those Who Met Jesus. The volume catalogues the ancillary characters of the Gospels, whom I’ve dubbed “supporting cast,” and offers a brief account of the traditions, biblical and extra-biblical, about these figures. Following each account, I discuss the source m
The Supporting Cast of the Gospels (opens the original)
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Greetings subscribers! As many of you know, I spent Holy Week and Bright Week at Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos. During that visit, I found myself in a number of conversations with monks, discussing traditions about characters from the gospels — some named, others unnamed. These conversations gave rise to the concept for a book, which Vatopedi subsequently blessed and offered to publish. The book is tentatively titled The Supporting Cast of the Gospels: The Names and Fates of Those Who Met Je
September 2026 Q&A (opens the original)
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Greeetings subscribers! Before jumping into this month’s Q&A, I want to offer an update on The East-West Series. As those of you who follow my Substack or The Nathan Jacobs Podcast know, I’ve been in development on a comprehensive 26-lecture exploration of the theological differences between Eastern and Western Christianity. The series is now out of pre-production and well into production. The series is being shot in three blocks. We shot block 1 last week on our soundstage in Texas, knocking ou
Was Mary Sinless? An Eastern Perspective (opens the original)
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Greetings subscribers! The following is a cleaned up, expanded, and cited transcript of a podcast episode I did some months back on whether the Virgin Mary is in fact sinless, according to the Eastern Church fathers.1 The answer may surprise you!To my subscribers, thank you for being here. To my paid subscribers, thank you for sustaining this work. Remember, your likes and restacks truly help expand my reach. I appreciate you all.<div class="subscription-widget show-subsc
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