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Historical Jesus
- Outline the 4 phases of the quests for the Historical Jesus
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third quest for historical Jesus (1980s and onward)- new methods sociological, performance criticism, anthropology
- What criteria do scholars use to determine the historicity of an action or saying of Jesus as probably historical?
They ask the question- what would have likely happened? Then measure the action or saying against that to determine if it is probable.
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Methodology
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dissimilarity - something that goes against the practices of early christians (divorce, sign on the cross, baptism, sword at Jesus arrest (wouldn't be invented/ it is dissimilar
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- What. sources do scholars have available in performing a reconstruction of the historical Jesus
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- Reflections on the findings
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I believe them to be true, any discrepancies in details among the Gospels or related to artifacts are not material/ significant to me and do not impact the truth of the gospels in my mind.
I believe the gospels are inspired by God, and provide a true account of Jesus who is the incarnate Son of God and the Redeemer.
- Based on the material presented this week, we can say that historical Jesus existed. That he was a preacher/ prophet who prepared people for the apocalypse/ coming kingdom of God