Historical Jesus

The story of Jesus cannot be adequately understood apart from the World in which he lived. It was a world ruled by Rome. How Rome came to be so central to this story is one of the intriguing aspects of both Roman and Biblical history. 

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 Sources: From Jesus to Christianity by L. Michael White.

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Jesus lived in an area occupied by the mighty Roman Empire ruled by an autocratic Emperor during a time of relative peace known as Pax Romana. How did this state of affairs come about, and how did it flourished and operate at the time of Jesus’ birth, during his adult life, and the subsequent early Christian movement? 

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Sources: From Jesus to Christianity by L. Michael White; World Religions: The Great Faiths explored & explained by J. Bowker.

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Ruled by an autocratic Emperor, Jesus lived in an area occupied by the mighty Roman Empire. How was this system of one-man rule established, and how did it flourished and operate at the time of Jesus’ birth, during his adult life, and the subsequent early Christian movement? 

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Audio credits: Dan Snow's History Hit podcast (Episode 1290 - Roman Emperors with Mary Beard). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

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Many People feel that Jesus was not a real, historical figure, but rather more of a mythic character. There are all kinds of spiritual systems that trade in mythic language bearing spiritual truths—but according to Bishop Robert Barron, that’s NOT what Christianity is.

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Source: Word on Fire podcast with Bishop Barron (episode 251, Historical Reality of Jesus). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

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This myth theory presents the view that the story of Jesus is largely mythological, and has little basis in historical fact. It is a fringe theory supported by a small group of dedicated, active and vocal scholars and mythicists who argue that in the Gospels a fictitious historical narrative was imposed on a mythical cosmic savior figure. 

• Books by Dr. Robert M. Price available at https://amzn.to/3rvmIqJ 
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Source: The Bible Geek podcast with Robert M. Price; Pulling The Thread podcast by Jeramiah Giehl (Episode 1: Is Jesus A Man, Myth or Legend; discussion with Dr. Robert M. Price). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

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The supreme intellectual instruments of religious creativity are myth and ritual — among the greatest of all human achievements. 

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John the Baptist’s role as the Preparer—as the Way-Paver, destined for a Ministry of Preparation—was so important that Jesus himself said of him, “I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John.”

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Audio credits: Birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80) by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson (JesusWalk Bible Study Series; Joyful Heart Renewal Ministries). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

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When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son whom she named John, forever to be known as John the Baptist.

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Audio credits: Birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80) by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson (JesusWalk Bible Study Series; Joyful Heart Renewal Ministries). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

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Let’s listen to a spiritual interpretation of Mary’s visit to her aged relative Elizabeth (pregnant with John the Baptist) upon learning that she would conceive and bear a son through a virgin birth and become the mother of Jesus. 

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Audio credits: Word on Fire podcast with Bishop Barron (episode 253, Give Up the Ego-Drama!). Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.

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We continue exploring the Nativity of Mary, mother of Jesus, using the apocryphal Protoevangelium of James, also called The Gospel of James, a second-century Christian infancy gospel.

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