About this episode
This episode explores the historical figure of Jesus of Nazareth and the scholarly inquiry surrounding his existence.
Support us on Patreon --- Across the world, over two billion people believe that a human being is God. This confession of faith lies at the very heart of Christianity, a movement that exalts the life of a single individual far beyond that of any other world religion. But who was this man? What do we know about Jesus of Nazareth? This epsiode of Gladio Free Europe explores the historical question and historical personage of Jesus, an apocalyptic Jewish preacher from 1st-Century Galilee who was crucified by the Romans. Though this preacher is not attested in any contemporary documentation, his life and his death would have consequences more far-reaching than perhaps any other human up to this point. Liam, Sam, and Jackson chart the past three centuries of rationalist inquiry into the existence of Jesus, beginning with Enlightenment firebrands like Hermann Reimarup, moving through the development of mythicist speculation by figures such as Bruno Bauer and Arthur Drews, and the development of contemporary New Testament scholarship as represented by figures such as Paula Fredriksen, John Meier, and Bart Ehrman. Effectively all historians today agree…
People in this episode
Hosts: Liam, Sam, Jackson
Topics covered
- historical Jesus
- Christianity
- New Testament scholarship
- mythicism
- rationalist inquiry
Keywords
- historical Jesus
- Christianity
- New Testament
- mythicism
- scholarship
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Galilee, Rome
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