We do a deep dive into the question of whether or not Jesus understood himself to be the Messiah. 

This week we explore the Jesus' self understanding as the "son of man."

We begin a deep dive into the self-identity of Jesus. 

In this week's episode we explore Jesus' relationship to the Temple and how engages as prophet. 

In this week's episode we continue our dive into Jesus as prophet. We look at how understanding the idea "kingdom of God" in its context helps give shape to Jesus prophetic ministry and message.

In this week's episode we begin our deep dive into Jesus as prophet. We begin by looking at some indisputable facts, then a look at John the Baptist, and finally we lay the groundwork for Jesus as prophet. 

In the season premiere we set the stage for our dive into the history of Jesus. We ask the question, "Why study Jesus in history?" 

We will be using NT Wright and Michael Bird's text, The New Testament in Its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians as our guide. 

You are welcome to join us in the Zoom Room on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm for the live recording: Beyond Sunday School: Putting Jesus in His Place

We explore what it means to read the New Testament as theology in this week's episode. We will return July 21!

In this week's episode we look at what it means for the New Testament to be a text. How do we engage it as such? We also do a little case study on Isaiah 52-53. 

In today's episode we wrestle through the questions of why do we read the New Testament as history and how do we do it? We also walk through a case study of Mark 12:13-17.

Some resources to help you access the history of the New Testament: 

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