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The Historical Jesus

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<p>Examine historical evidence and discover what we really know about Jesus in this eye-opening course by Professor Bart Ehrman, a New York Times best-selling author.</p>

Syllabus

  • 01: The Many Faces of Jesus
  • 02: One Remarkable Life
  • 03: Scholars Look at the Gospels
  • 04: Fact and Fiction in the Gospels
  • 05: The Birth of the Gospels
  • 06: Some of the Other Gospels
  • 07: The Coptic Gospel of Thomas
  • 08: Other Sources
  • 09: Historical Criteria-Getting Back to Jesus
  • 10: More Historical Criteria
  • 11: The Early Life of Jesus
  • 12: Jesus in His Context
  • 13: Jesus and Roman Rule
  • 14: Jesus the Apocalyptic Prophet
  • 15: The Apocalyptic Teachings of Jesus
  • 16: Other Teachings of Jesus in their Apocalyptic Context
  • 17: The Deeds of Jesus in their Apocalyptic Context
  • 18: Still Other Words and Deeds of Jesus
  • 19: The Controversies of Jesus
  • 20: The Last Days of Jesus
  • 21: The Last Hours of Jesus
  • 22: The Death and Resurrection of Jesus
  • 23: The Afterlife of Jesus
  • 24: The Prophet of the New Millennium
  • By This Professor

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Bart D. Ehrman

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