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"Religion & Theology. Christianity."

Explores the historical Jesus and traces how he was transformed from a Jewish prophet to God himself

"Course no. 6522." Additional no on discs: PC6522A

Accompanying course guidebook includes bibliographical references (p. 152-160)

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Unabridged

Lecturer: Bart D. Ehrman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jesus, the man who became God -- Greco-Roman gods who became human -- Humans as gods in the Greco-Roman world -- Gods who were human in ancient Judaism -- Ancient Jews who were gods -- Life and teachings of Jesus -- Did Jesus think he was God? -- Death of Jesus, historical certainties -- Jesus's death, what historians can't know -- Resurrection, what historians can't know -- What history reveals about the resurrection -- Disciples' visions of Jesus -- Jesus's exaltation, earliest Christian views -- Backward movement of Christology -- Paul's view, Christ's elevated divinity -- John's view, the Word made human -- Was Christ human? The Docetic view -- Divided Christ of the Separationists -- Christ's dual nature, Proto-Orthodoxy -- Birth of the Trinity -- Arian controversy -- Conversion of Constantine -- Council of Nicea -- Once Jesus became God