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How Many Jesuses Are in the New Testament?
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Episode Outline:
— Introduction: How many Jesuses are in the New Testament?
— When Bart first noticed different New Testament portrayals of Jesus
— How early Christians understood Jesus differently
— Diversity within the New Testament itself
— Matthew’s Jewish portrayal of Jesus
— Mark’s secretive and suffering Messiah
— Luke’s distinct view of Jesus’ birth and death
— Luke’s view of forgiveness vs. atonement
— John’s radically different portrayal of Jesus
— Should the Gospel portrayals be harmonized?
—How many Jesuses are in the New Testament?
Episode Description
Today’s title may seem a little bit odd - how many Jesuses are in the NT? I’m sure there are going to be several comments on YouTube from people who didn’t stay to watch the episode because the answer is clearly “one”. For those who want to see where we go with this, Dr. Bart Ehrman is going to be answering my questions on the different ways early Christians and writers of the NT viewed and understood Jesus, and whether all of those views and perspectives can be embodied in a single figure.
Also watch these episodes:
John, the Maverick Gospel
John the Maverick Gospel
What Are the Synoptic Gospels?
What Are the Synoptic Gospels?
Did Jesus’ Disciples Think He Was God?
Did Jesus’ Disciples Think He Was God?
John, the Maverick Gospel
John the Maverick Gospel
What Are the Synoptic Gospels?
What Are the Synoptic Gospels?
Did Jesus’ Disciples Think He Was God?
Did Jesus’ Disciples Think He Was God?
— Introduction: How many Jesuses are in the New Testament?
— When Bart first noticed different New Testament portrayals of Jesus
— How early Christians understood Jesus differently
— Diversity within the New Testament itself
— Matthew’s Jewish portrayal of Jesus
— Mark’s secretive and suffering Messiah
— Luke’s distinct view of Jesus’ birth and death
— Luke’s view of forgiveness vs. atonement
— John’s radically different portrayal of Jesus
— Should the Gospel portrayals be harmonized?
—How many Jesuses are in the New Testament?
Episode Description
Today’s title may seem a little bit odd - how many Jesuses are in the NT? I’m sure there are going to be several comments on YouTube from people who didn’t stay to watch the episode because the answer is clearly “one”. For those who want to see where we go with this, Dr. Bart Ehrman is going to be answering my questions on the different ways early Christians and writers of the NT viewed and understood Jesus, and whether all of those views and perspectives can be embodied in a single figure.
Also watch these episodes:
John, the Maverick Gospel
John the Maverick Gospel
What Are the Synoptic Gospels?
What Are the Synoptic Gospels?
Did Jesus’ Disciples Think He Was God?
Did Jesus’ Disciples Think He Was God?
John, the Maverick Gospel
John the Maverick Gospel
What Are the Synoptic Gospels?
What Are the Synoptic Gospels?
Did Jesus’ Disciples Think He Was God?
Did Jesus’ Disciples Think He Was God?
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