Ancient Non-Christian Witnesses about Jesus

Ancient Non-Christian Witnesses about Jesus, available at Free, has an average rating of 4.9, with 14 lectures, 3 quizzes, based on 51 reviews, and has 1413 subscribers.

You will learn about Ancient views about the historical Jesus Roman authors who referred to Jesus How Josephus referred to Christ in his writings Places where Jesus’ name was invoked in charms or incantations How the early non-Christian sources relate to the portrayal of Jesus in the Gospels How early witnesses and testimony shed light on the origins of Christianity History of Jesus Jesus of the Bible This course is ideal for individuals who are People interested in the history and reliability of the Bible or People interested learning about Jesus or People who like N.T. Wright or People who like the Bible or People who have questions about Jesus It is particularly useful for People interested in the history and reliability of the Bible or People interested learning about Jesus or People who like N.T. Wright or People who like the Bible or People who have questions about Jesus.

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Summary

Title: Ancient Non-Christian Witnesses about Jesus

Price: Free

Average Rating: 4.9

Number of Lectures: 14

Number of Quizzes: 3

Number of Published Lectures: 14

Number of Published Quizzes: 3

Number of Curriculum Items: 17

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 17

Original Price: Free

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Ancient views about the historical Jesus
Roman authors who referred to Jesus
How Josephus referred to Christ in his writings
Places where Jesus’ name was invoked in charms or incantations
How the early non-Christian sources relate to the portrayal of Jesus in the Gospels
How early witnesses and testimony shed light on the origins of Christianity
History of Jesus
Jesus of the Bible

Who Should Attend

People interested in the history and reliability of the Bible
People interested learning about Jesus
People who like N.T. Wright
People who like the Bible
People who have questions about Jesus

Target Audiences

People interested in the history and reliability of the Bible
People interested learning about Jesus
People who like N.T. Wright
People who like the Bible
People who have questions about Jesus

Evans’ study of the historical Jesus has led him to seek all kinds of ancient sources related to Christ. This course is a result of that study, focusing on the evidence from extrabiblical sources and seeing what they reveal about the life of Christ. Examine works by Roman and Jewish writers, and even invocations of Jesus’ name in pagan incantations, and discover what these works can tell us about Christ’s place in history.

This Udemy version of the course contains the videos and quizzes from the Logos Mobile Ed version (published by Faithlife through an authorized representative.)

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: The Witness of Roman Writers

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Tacitus and Suetonius

Lecture 3: Pliny the Younger

Lecture 4: Celsus and Lucian

Lecture 5: Mara bar Serapion

Chapter 2: The Witness of Jewish Writers

Lecture 1: Josephus’ Jewish Antiquities

Lecture 2: Translations of Josephus and Rabbinic Literature

Lecture 3: The Qur’an and Other Writings

Chapter 3: Invocations of the Name of Jesus

Lecture 1: The Greek Magical Papyrus

Lecture 2: Silver Phylactery from Beirut

Lecture 3: Magic Bowls

Lecture 4: Curse Tablets and Lamellae

Lecture 5: The “Jesus Cup”

Chapter 4: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Relevance of These Witnesses

Instructors

John Schwandt
Academic Director

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