Jesus and His Jewish Influences

Embark upon an in-depth investigation of the ancient world that Jesus was born into, and discover what effect it had upon his life and ministry in this course taught by an award-winning professor.

Syllabus

01: Jesus and Judaism
02: Sacred Mountains and Law Giving in Judaism
03: The United and Divided Israelite Kingdoms
04: The Destruction of Solomon's Temple
05: The Jewish and Samaritan Schism
06: The Jewish Diaspora and the Golden Rule
07: Alexander the Great's Impact on the Jews
08: Jews and Greek Rule: The Heliodorus Affair
09: Desolating Sacrilege and the Maccabean Revolt
10: Apocalyptic Works and the “Son of Man”
11: Jesus's Jewish Lineage
12: Was Jesus a Pharisee?
13: Jewish Ritual Purity: The Sons of Light
14: The Dead Sea Scrolls: Earliest Hebrew Bible
15: Was Jesus an Essene?
16: The Hebrew Scriptures and the Septuagint
17: The Reign of Herod the Great
18: Pontius Pilate: A Roman Prefect
19: Anarchy in Judea
20: Jesus's Prophecy: Jerusalem's Destruction
21: Flavius Josephus: Witness to 1st Century A.D .
22: Rabbinic Judaism's Traditions about Jesus
23: Jesus's Apocalyptic Outlook
24: Jesus's Teachings and Sayings in Context
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Jodi Magness

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