Historical Jesus

The four canonical gospels are the foremost sources for the life and message of Jesus, but other parts of the New Testament also include references to key episodes in his life and deeds, including the letters of Paul the Apostle, whose writings are the earliest surviving Christian texts that include information about Jesus. Garry Stevens of the «History in the Bible» podcast shares with us his vie...

The Gospels are the primary sources of historical information about the man from Nazareth and of the religious movement he founded. Gospels, mean ‘glad tidings’ or ‘good news’ in Greek. These religious Gospels recount the life, ministry, crucifixion and resurrection of a Jew named Jesus who spoke Aramaic. Biblical scholarship regards the Gospels to be the literary manifestation of oral traditions...

When first written, the Gospels were called memoires or memories, only later were they referred to as Gospels, meaning ‘glad tidings’ or ‘good news’ in Greek. The four canonical or sacred Gospels—that tradition attributes to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, are the primary sources for the life and message of Jesus. Garry Stevens of the «History in the Bible» podcast shares with us his views on the hi...

What does it mean to be religious? It means almost everything because religions deal with the whole of human life and death. For thousands of years people have searched for the meaning and truth of their own nature and of the universe, and religions, which deal with the whole of human life and death, are the result. World Religions by John Bowker available at  https://amzn.to/3q1erKf              ...

The second division of the Christian biblical canon is named the New Testament. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christianity. Together with the Old Testament they are regarded as sacred scripture by Christians. Garry Stevens of the «History in the Bible» podcast shares with us his views on the history of this remarkable book. History i...

The word testament in the expression "New Testament" refers to a new covenant that Christians believe completes or fulfils the Mosaic covenant or the old covenant that the national god of Israel made with the people of Israel on Mount Sinai through Moses, described in the books of the Old Testament. Christians traditionally view this new covenant as being prophesied in the Hebrew Bible's Book of J...

After the death of Jesus, his followers believed he rose from the dead, and the community they formed eventually became the early Christian Church. Christian doctrines include the beliefs that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of a virgin named Mary—wife of Joseph—performed miracles of healing and restoration, preached a message of repentance, died at the approximate age...

The first division of the Christian biblical canon is called the Old Testament, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Israelites. Garry Stevens of the «History in the Bible» podcast shares with us his views on the history of this remarkable book. History in the Bible podcast availa...

The Bible is the most important and influential book in the Western canon. It is also the book upon which the post antiquity Western civilization was built upon. Garry Stevens of the «History in the Bible» podcast has graciously agreed to share with us his views on the history of this remarkable book.  History in the Bible podcast available at https://amzn.to/45IDzFK Historical Je...

Who was this person called Jesus and why did he inspire such admiration, fervor, and devotion? Join me as we unravel the truth, myth, legends and mysteries surrounding this Titan of History. Historical Jesus books available at https://amzn.to/43rnYbq History of Christianity books available at https://amzn.to/43ro3fe Holy Land books available at https://amzn.to/45zTqGw History of the Bible books av...