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Boy Jesus: Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times Featuring Joan Taylor
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Episode Outline:
– Introducing Jesus’ childhood and Dr. Joan Taylor’s Boy Jesus
– Why scholars usually skip over Jesus’ early life
– Rethinking memory, oral tradition, and historical skepticism
– Jesus as Judean, Galilean, Jew, and immigrant
– Was Jesus really descended from King David?
– Herod the Great, Bethlehem, and danger for Davidic families
– Finding historical memory inside legendary birth narratives
– Galilee, archaeology, and life under Roman pressure
– What daily life may have looked like for young Jesus
– Jesus’ family, James, and the early Judean churches
Episode Description
If you ask any Christian about the life of Jesus, you’re likely to get a version of one of the gospels of the New Testament - 90% of the story would concern the final few years of Jesus’ life, with a brief mention of his birth in Bethlehem to a virgin and the subsequent flight to Egypt. Historians don’t often talk about what Jesus’ childhood and adolescence may have looked like, but my guest today is a welcome exception to that rule! Dr. Joan Taylor joins me to talk about her new book, “Boy Jesus: Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times”.
Also watch these episodes:
Joseph, the "Father" of Jesus
Joseph, the "Father" of Jesus.
The Real Mary: History vs Christmas Legend
The Real Mary: History vs Christmas Legend
Who Says Mary Was a Virgin?
Who Says Mary Was a Virgin?
– Introducing Jesus’ childhood and Dr. Joan Taylor’s Boy Jesus
– Why scholars usually skip over Jesus’ early life
– Rethinking memory, oral tradition, and historical skepticism
– Jesus as Judean, Galilean, Jew, and immigrant
– Was Jesus really descended from King David?
– Herod the Great, Bethlehem, and danger for Davidic families
– Finding historical memory inside legendary birth narratives
– Galilee, archaeology, and life under Roman pressure
– What daily life may have looked like for young Jesus
– Jesus’ family, James, and the early Judean churches
Episode Description
If you ask any Christian about the life of Jesus, you’re likely to get a version of one of the gospels of the New Testament - 90% of the story would concern the final few years of Jesus’ life, with a brief mention of his birth in Bethlehem to a virgin and the subsequent flight to Egypt. Historians don’t often talk about what Jesus’ childhood and adolescence may have looked like, but my guest today is a welcome exception to that rule! Dr. Joan Taylor joins me to talk about her new book, “Boy Jesus: Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times”.
Also watch these episodes:
Joseph, the "Father" of Jesus
Joseph, the "Father" of Jesus.
The Real Mary: History vs Christmas Legend
The Real Mary: History vs Christmas Legend
Who Says Mary Was a Virgin?
Who Says Mary Was a Virgin?
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