Dr Robert Myles on “All things considered” | Going with the crowd

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Dr Robert Myles, Senior Lecturer in New Testament at Wollaston Theological College and University of Divinity, was recently featured on BBC Radio Wales’ program “All Things Considered”.

He was interviewed on an episode entitled “Going with the crowd”, and gave insight into crowd behaviour in the Gospels, particularly about the crowds that feature in Jesus’ trial and during Holy Week.

Program information:

Released on 10 Apr 2022 | Available for 29 days

Roy Jenkins looks at contemporary crowd behaviour – good, bad and sometimes downright ugly – in the light of the events that led to the Crucifixion. A crowd welcomed Jesus into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday with cries of Hosanna; a crowd later called for him to be crucified. In all there are over one hundred references to crowds in the Gospels, and the anonymous crowd is at least as important in the narrative as the named protagonists. Crowds can inspire and energise us, as football fans can bear witness; but crowds can also on occasions disgust or terrify us, whether in political protests or football violence. And yet crowds can also show tremendous support, and in the context of worship a crowd of fellow believers can be a rare and precious thing. Roy’s guests include historian David Ceri Jones; theologian Robert Myles; Church in Wales priest Manon Ceridwen James; Chief Inspector Stuart Bell; and journalist Paul Vallely.

The program starts at the 2:30 mark, and Robert appears at 6:58.

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Robert Myles

Associate Professor Robert Myles specialises in the New Testament and Christian origins. He is Dean of Research at Wollaston Theological College. Originally from Aotearoa New Zealand, before joining the University of Divinity in 2021 he previously held research and teaching positions at the University of Auckland and then Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia.

staff.divinity.edu.au/staff/robert-myles/

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