"Course no. 6522." Accompanying course guidebook includes bibliographical references (p. 152-160). Great Courses Lecturer: Bart D. Ehrman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Contents:
Disc 1. The life and teachings of Jesus. Greco-Roman gods who became human -- Humans as gods in the Greco-Roman world -- Gods who were human in ancient Judaism -- Ancient Jews who were gods -- The life and teachings of Jesus. Disc 2. The disciples' visions of Jesus. The death of Jesus, historical certainties -- Jesus's death, what historians can't know -- The resurrection, what historians can't know -- What history reveals about the resurrection -- The disciples' visions of Jesus. Disc 3. The divided Christ of the Separationists. The backward movement of Christology -- Paul's view, Christ's elevated divinity -- John's view, the Word made human -- Was Christ human? The Docetic view -- The divided Christ of the Separationists. Disc 4. Once Jesus became God. The birth of the Trinity -- The Arian controversy -- The conversion of Constantine -- The Council of Nicea -- Once Jesus became God.
Summary:
Explores the historical Jesus and traces how he was transformed from a Jewish prophet to God himself.
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