
The Historical Jesus: Understanding Jesus' Life, Times, and Ministry
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David Z. Flanagin
Embark on the quest for the historical Jesus.
For nearly 2,000 years, Christians have followed the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, called Messiah or Christ in the New Testament. Indeed, no other person has had such a wide-ranging and powerful impact on the history of the Western world. This has compelled scholars and the faithful alike to undertake the quest for knowledge about his life. Now, you too can take this quest.
In this series, you will explore the ways in which contemporary scholarship, scripture, and our culture have approached the life of Jesus. Your guide Professor David Zachariah Flanagin is both a historical scholar and Catholic educator, providing a singular and faithful perspective into this fascinating and inspiring subject.
First, you will consider the major issues surrounding knowledge about Jesus’ life. Next, you will look at three well-known reconstructions of Jesus in the work of contemporary scholars. Finally, you will explore the most fruitful line of inquiry into the historical Jesus: research that situates him firmly within the world of first-century Palestinian Judaism. The portraits of Jesus do not end here. This course, however, will help you to understand the key issues, the illuminating insights, and the problematic uncertainties that surround the fundamental question “Who is Jesus?”
As you embark on this journey, you will deepen both your faith and understanding. Begin this quest today.
This course is part of the Learn 25 collection.
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Critic reviews
"Zach Flanagin enjoys the unique combination of deep learning and clear teaching.... He can communicate complicated subjects in an accessible manner that raises the level of conversation. You will leave his courses with greater insights into church history and the spirituality that drives it." (Christopher Bellitto, Ph.D., History Department, Kean University)
As a preliminary, should any find it adds "credibility" to my review, one of my undergraduate degrees [back in the day] is in Religious Study ( which is not theology,and is not dependant on belief- it is a university degree) focusing more specifically on the study of Jesus as he has been interpreted in various academic circles. That was many many years ago, but I continue to be fascinated by the topic to this day and have many books in this field ( including many mentioned in the audiobook). I purchased the book to see how Prof. Flanagin measured up to others I've read. Well, I was surprised by how good he was.
The lectures ( which do not sound like lectures, by the way; there is a flow not present in the Great Courses audiobooks Audible offers) covers all of the usual topics, the explanation of the various genres of Scriptures; an overview of first century Palestine, the historical times in which Jesus lived; and the various interpretations given to Jesus over the years and more particularly in the last few decades or so.
To be clear, this is academic series of lectures. It is not a faith based book, or designed to convince the listener to believe in Jesus. It is, rather, a study of the literature of the Bible, what we can and cannot know from history about who Jesus was and what he did,
I found Prof. Flanigin an articulate, organized and reasonable lecturer.
If you have any familiarity with the topic, you may want to give it a pass, because he really covers nothing new. But I enjoyed it, and I have lots of familiarity with a topic simply because of the manner in which Prof Flanagin presents the topic(s). For anyone new to the area, I highly recommended it
excellent for beginners
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objective, academic, as unbiased as possible
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The book is a defense of different biases.
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