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How Jesus Became God

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Uncover the extraordinary story behind an idea that has shaped our civilization: the Christian belief that Jesus of Nazareth was none other than God the Almighty.

Syllabus

  • 01: Jesus-The Man Who Became God
  • 02: Greco-Roman Gods Who Became Human
  • 03: Humans as Gods in the Greco-Roman World
  • 04: Gods Who Were Human in Ancient Judaism
  • 05: Ancient Jews Who Were Gods
  • 06: The Life and Teachings of Jesus
  • 07: Did Jesus Think He Was God?
  • 08: The Death of Jesus-Historical Certainties
  • 09: Jesus's Death-What Historians Can't Know
  • 10: The Resurrection-What Historians Can't Know
  • 11: What History Reveals about the Resurrection
  • 12: The Disciples' Visions of Jesus
  • 13: Jesus's Exaltation-Earliest Christian Views
  • 14: The Backward Movement of Christology
  • 15: Paul's View-Christ's Elevated Divinity
  • 16: John's View-The Word Made Human
  • 17: Was Christ Human? The Docetic View
  • 18: The Divided Christ of the Separationists
  • 19: Christ's Dual Nature-Proto-Orthodoxy
  • 20: The Birth of the Trinity
  • 21: The Arian Controversy
  • 22: The Conversion of Constantine
  • 23: The Council of Nicea
  • 24: Once Jesus Became God
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Taught by

Bart D. Ehrman

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