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Ancient Non-Christian Witnesses about Jesus
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Ancient Non-Christian Witnesses about Jesus

Logos Mobile Ed: NT313 videos
Created byJohn Schwandt
Last updated 2/2020
English

What you'll 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

Course content

4 sections • 14 lectures • 58m total length

  • Introduction1:44

    Craig Evans introduces the course on ancient non-Christian witnesses to Jesus, examining Roman and Jewish sources and later invocations of Jesus's name in charms and prayers.

  • Tacitus and Suetonius5:27

    After this section, you should be able to:

    • Describe the relevance of the Roman historian Tacitus’ reference to Christ

    • Describe the relevance of the Roman historian Suetonius’ reference to Christ


  • Pliny the Younger7:07

    After this section, you should be able to:

    • Explain the relevance of Pliny the Younger’s comments about Christians

    • Describe what “meal” Pliny the Younger likely referred to and who would have participated in it.

    • Provide an option for the “song” Pliny the Younger referred to


  • Celsus and Lucian4:19

    After this section, you should be able to:

    • Describe Celsus’ explanation for the source of Jesus’ power

    • Explain the relevance of Lucian’s mockery of Christians


  • Mara bar Serapion3:28

    After this section, you should be able to:

    • Explain how Mara bar Serapion describes Jesus

    • List two possibilities for the date of Mara bar Serapion’s letter


  • Section 1 Quiz

Requirements

  • no prerequisites

Description

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.)

Who this course is for:

  • 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

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