Radical Portraits of Jesus
David Z. Flanagin
A plethora of recent portraits attest to the ongoing fascination with the person of Jesus, but their large number and great diversity also speak to the complexity of separating the wheat from the chaff in this chorus of contradictory voices.With Zach Flanagin (Ph.D., University Chicago), you will study cutting-edge scholarship that reconstructs the historical Jesus. From The Da Vinci Code and Jesus Christ Superstar to the works of Thomas Jefferson and contemporary scholars, Prof. Flanagin merges popular with scholastic “portraits” for full effect.
An award-winning historian, Dr. Flanagin combines expert scholarship with accessible teaching to bring you to heart of the quest for the historical Jesus.
“Radical Portraits of Jesus”is part of a larger audio course titled The Historical Jesus. We invite you to explore the other segments of this course.
Duration - 3h 32m.
Author - David Z. Flanagin.
Narrator - David Z. Flanagin.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
A plethora of recent portraits attest to the ongoing fascination with the person of Jesus, but their large number and great diversity also speak to the complexity of separating the wheat from the chaff in this chorus of contradictory voices.With Zach Flanagin (Ph.D., University Chicago), you will study cutting-edge scholarship that reconstructs the historical Jesus. From The Da Vinci Code and Jesus Christ Superstar to the works of Thomas Jefferson and contemporary scholars, Prof. Flanagin merges popular with scholastic “portraits” for full effect. An award-winning historian, Dr. Flanagin combines expert scholarship with accessible teaching to bring you to heart of the quest for the historical Jesus. “Radical Portraits of Jesus”is part of a larger audio course titled The Historical Jesus. We invite you to explore the other segments of this course. Duration - 3h 32m. Author - David Z. Flanagin. Narrator - David Z. Flanagin. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:39
About the Author
Duration:00:00:53
Segment 2: The Historical Jesus, Radical Portrait of Jesus
Duration:00:25:34
Topic 8: Doubled the Similarity
Duration:00:25:51
Topic 9: Multiple Attestation, Coherence, and the Coptic Gospel of Thomas
Duration:00:26:04
Topic 10: Jesus: Jewish Mystic
Duration:00:24:12
Topic 11: Jesus: Social Reformer
Duration:00:24:50
Topic 12: Why Did Jesus Die?
Duration:00:28:33
Topic 13: Jesus, Cynic, Philosopher
Duration:00:26:28
Topic 14: Magic and Meal
Duration:00:29:02
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:23