What is unique about Christianity from an historical perspective?
Central can be checked out historically. We can check it out
What types of academic research into Christianity does the media usually report? Why do you think this is?
The scandalous side of Christianity e.g. texts that will get attention
When were the Gnostic Gospels written and what was there focus?
2nd and 3rd Centuries
Some people claim, on the basis of the Gospel of Phillip that Jesus married Mary Magdeline.
On what basis do they reach this conclusion and why do mainstream scholars challenge this thinking?
Manuscript that is held in Cairo; they mention Jesus kissing Mary Magdeline on the lips (they suggesting it’s the mouth can’t be sure because there is a missing word and the kiss could be a holy kiss). Mary Magdeline could be the ideal dispel.
What did Celsus in the late second century claim and how do his claims aid the case for Christianity?
Claimed Jesus had a dodgy birth. Mary had an affair and Jesus was an illegitimate son with a Roman soldier and Egyptian sorcery.
Who was Tacitus, when did he write and how is his writing helpful to the Christian cause?
When and were Jesus lived, that he was known as a Christ and the he was executed
Who was Pliny, when did he write and why is his writing helpful to the Christian cause?’
By a letter, he claims that they were worshiping Jesus as divine as God
What can be reliably claimed by historians on the basis of Greco-Roman writings?
Historical figure, teacher, from Palestine, Supposed king/Christ, Executed under Pilate
Who was Josephus and when did he write his history of the Jewish people?
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What did Josephus have to say about Jesus?
Called him the Messiah. Wise man and did baffling things
Which part of Josephus’ writing are considered to have been tampered with?
The reference about Jesus coming alive
How does the discovery of possible tampering increase your confidence in the findings of historians?
If the text wasn’t tampered with then they can work out truth
What can be known about Jesus from Greco-Roman writing?
Mary, James
Ambiguous birth
Palestine, c 26-36AD
Teacher, miracle worker/ sorcerer
Roman/Jewish trails, crucifixion
Messiah, worshipped as divine
What was the point of the football match analogy?
To show that the biased of witness doesn’t effect the story. Matthew, Mark Luke and John could be biased but we can discover the truth.
How do scholars regard the Gospels and the New Testament and why does it not concern them that the authors were biased?
Best historical sources, Gospels and New Testament, valuable texts, reliable text about Jesus, historian but a collection of sources
When were Paul’s letters written?
New Testament, two separated sources, AD 48 and 64 AD
Briefly explain the criterion of multiple attestations.
Numerous sources say the same thing, historical reliable
Why is a 20-year gap between Jesus’ life and the first written accounts considered fairly well?
Historical terms: Isn’t that bad. Because people was relabel in memory
Why didn’t people write about Jesus sooner?
They didn’t read or write. No printing press
Why was oral communication regarded as much more reliable in Jesus’ time?
Important information, my listening to the information, because of the memory was well trained
Why is the Old Testament important to historians in understanding Jesus and his activities?
Because it was things Jesus said and did. It explains the last supper in more detail. It has a connection with Jesus and the ‘prophecy’ (predictions).
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