Sport in the New Testament

Who did St Paul support? Jerusalem City or Athens Utd? Second in Drew Gibson's mini series about Sport in the Bible. If you were a Christian in New Testament times and you lived in a big city, you couldn’t help knowing about sport, from the Isthmian and Olympic games which went way back in Greek culture, to the more horrific ‘sports’ in the Roman forum, which were, literally, games of life and death. So, it’s not surprising that the New Testament mentions sport, but just how often and why? New Testament scholar Gordon Campbell joins Drew to help us appreciate more fully the messages… and the myths. Send us Fan Mail Produced by Commission Christian Radio