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- S1 E1 - Why Not "The Historical Jesus"?April 17, 202431minThis opening lecture shows how history is and is not helpful in learning about Jesus and why a comparative literary analysis of the Gospels is at once a more responsible and satisfying way to engage this fascinating yet illusive person.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E2 - The Starting Point—The Resurrection ExperienceApril 17, 202430minVirtually everything we know about Jesus comes from Christian sources. This lecture takes up the starting point for engaging Jesus: the distinctive Christian understanding of the resurrection.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E3 - The Matrix—Symbolic World of Greek and JewApril 17, 202430minThis lecture introduces the complex 1st-century mixture from which Jesus and the Gospels arose, including Mediterranean culture, Greek ideals and realities, Roman governance, and the religion of Israel.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E4 - Parallels—Stories of Greek and Jewish HeroesApril 17, 202430minThis lecture provides a context for approaching the distinctive character of the Christian Gospels through a survey of stories told about other significant figures in Greco-Roman and Jewish cultures.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E5 - The Context—Jesus in the Memory of the ChurchApril 17, 202430minThe Gospels are compositions from the communal memory of the earliest Christian movement. This lecture sketches the first stages of that movement and the social settings within which Jesus was remembered.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E6 - Earliest Stages—Paul and the Oral TraditionApril 17, 202431minOver a period of some 40 years, the memory of Jesus was shaped by the continuing experience of believers in communities. We consider the basic patterns of memory found in the oral tradition.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E7 - Why Compose Gospels?April 17, 202430minThe writings of Gospels represented a real shift in the understanding of "good news." The answer to the question "Why compose Gospels?" leads to a consideration of the nature of the Gospels.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E8 - The Synoptic Problem and Its SolutionsApril 17, 202431minThree of the canonical Gospels are alike and different in striking and puzzling ways. This lecture exposes what is known as the synoptic problem and offers solutions, including a discussion of the hypothetical source of sayings known as "Q."Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E9 - Gospel of Mark—Apocalyptic and IronyApril 17, 202430minThis lecture deals with the literary aspects of Mark, particularly the creation of dramatic tension, the apocalyptic outlook of the Gospel, and the ironic way the evangelist turns apocalyptic.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E10 - Gospel of Mark—Good News in MysteryApril 17, 202431minThis lecture examines the powerful and paradoxical Jesus created by Mark. For humans, it is a mystery that both attracts and repels.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E11 - Gospel of Mark—Teacher and DisciplesApril 17, 202431minThe drama of discipleship in Mark's narrative instructs readers concerning their allegiance to Jesus. Readers are to imitate him, not his first followers.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E12 - Gospel of Mark—Passion and DeathApril 17, 202431minMark has prepared his readers for Jesus' suffering and death by a series of prophetic statements, but the importance of Jesus' death—and the way he died—is shown by the amount of attention Mark gives to Jesus' last days.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E13 - Gospel of Matthew—Synagogue Down the StreetApril 17, 202431minBecause Matthew uses Mark's Gospel in constructing his own version of the good news, it is possible to deduce with considerable confidence his own interests, which point to a context of competition and conversation with Pharisaic Judaism.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E14 - Gospel of Matthew—The Messiah of IsraelApril 17, 202431minMatthew's concern with proving that Jesus is the Messiah spoken of by the prophets is shown by the genealogy with which his Gospel opens, his infancy account, and his use of explicit scriptural citations.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E15 - Gospel of Matthew—Jesus and TorahApril 17, 202430minMatthew's Gospel not only shows that Jesus' life fulfills messianic expectations as expressed in Torah, but also shows Jesus as the definitive interpreter and very personification of Torah.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E16 - Gospel of Matthew—Teacher and LordApril 17, 202431minMatthew's careful redaction of Mark's use of "Teacher" and "Lord" shows that Jesus is understood as the risen Lord who teaches the church. No other Gospel gives such explicit attention to the instruction of the church as such.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E17 - Luke-Acts—The Prophetic GospelApril 17, 202431minThe Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles form a single literary composition in two volumes that can properly be called "Luke's Gospel."Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E18 - Gospel of Luke—God’s ProphetApril 17, 202430minIn Luke's Gospel, Jesus is presented as a prophet, delivering a radical message of reversal of human norms in the name of God's visitation.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E19 - Gospel of Luke—The Prophet and the PeopleApril 17, 202430minThis lecture examines Luke's portrayal of Jesus' call for a real conversion, along with the distinctive passion account that shifts blame toward Jewish leaders and away from ordinary Jewish people.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E20 - Acts of the Apostles—The Prophet's MovementApril 17, 202430minJesus' followers prove themselves to be prophetic and radical successors, including extending Jesus' understanding of God's people by an even more radical inclusion: accepting the Gentiles into the people without circumcision and the obligation to observe the Law.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E21 - Gospel of John—Context of ConflictApril 17, 202430minAsking about the relationship between the Synoptics and the very different Gospel of John leads to the consideration of John's style, structure, and symbolism, and the discovery of something far more complex than the simple and straightforward account of an eyewitness.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E22 - Gospel of John—Jesus as the Man from HeavenApril 17, 202430minJohn's powerful portrait of Jesus combines a constant insistence on his full humanity, while also portraying him as the revelation of God.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E23 - Gospel of John—Jesus as Obedient SonApril 17, 202431minJohn's Gospel has sometimes been considered the most anti-Semitic New Testament composition. This lecture considers the complex ways it engages the world of Judaism.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E24 - Gospel of John—Witness to the TruthApril 17, 202431minIn John's Gospel, the most extensive teaching of his followers takes place after the close of Jesus' public ministry. John portrays Jesus' death and resurrection in terms of the "hour" of his "being lifted up" and "glorified."Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
- S1 E25 - In and Out—Canonical and Apocryphal GospelsApril 17, 202431minThis lecture sketches the historical process of canonization in early Christianity, touches on some of the implications of the distinction between canonical and apocryphal, and provides an overview of the apocryphal Gospels.Free trial of The Great Courses Signature Collection or buy
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