About this episode

The episode explores the reasons behind Jesus' death from both historical and theological perspectives.

Who would anyone want to kill Jesus? What is the historical answer? What is the theological answer? Join us as we explore the main topics of the Alpha Course. The sermon today is titled "Why Did Jesus Die?" This sermon is the third installment in our series "Asking For A Friend: Finding Answers To Big Questions." The Scripture reading is from Galatians 2:20 (NIV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on February 22, 2026. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad cate...

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Guy

Topics covered

• Jesus' death
• historical context
• theological context
• Alpha Course
• big questions
• Christianity

Keywords

• Jesus
• death
• historical answer
• theological answer
• Alpha Course
• Christianity
• Galatians 2:20

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: West Side Church of Christ

Books & works: Alpha Course, Asking For A Friend: Finding Answers To Big Questions, Galatians 2:20

Places: Searcy, AR

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