Historical Jesus

Much of the art surviving from Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire is Christian art, although this is in large part because the stability and continuity of church ownership has preserved Christian art better than secular works. Enjoy this ART presentation! Christian Art books available at https://amzn.to/3vJ70u2    Catholic Art books https://amzn.to/3PSWcQS Protestant Art books https...

The four canonical gospels are the foremost sources for the life and message of Jesus and the detailed geography in which it took place.  History in the Bible podcast with Garry Stevens at https://amzn.to/3ZuHAwO   Garry Stevens books available at https://amzn.to/3ZAM19f   ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreo...

Jacques Cartier and his followers passed a bitter winter at Stadacona with the help of Iroquoian Chief Donnacona. Many of his party died from cold and scurvy before he could set sail for France the following spring in 1536. Enjoy this HISTORICAL JESUS Extra — The STORY of AMERICA.   Check out the YouTube versions of this episode which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, pho...

Some of Israel's great heroes were shepherds: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David. Both Psalm 23 and Jesus compare God's care to that of a Good Shepherd. But in the first century, it seems, shepherds, specifically, hireling shepherds, had a rather unsavory reputation. But what about the New Testament shepherds of Luke’s Christmas infancy narrative? Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Books by Dr. R...

Divisions did not appear in the original texts of Judaeo-Christian bibles. The long quest for ways to point more precisely to biblical content that led to a book-chapter-verse system began in the middle ages and eventually evolved, through trial and error, into the system or method we use today. Gospel of Mark available at https://amzn.to/3X3m9Ba Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/3M6sTId...

Matthew's Gospel, recounts the story of the call of the first disciples, Simon Peter and Andrew. When they encounter Jesus, the Capernaum fishermen drop everything and follow him. Bishop Robert Barron books available at https://amzn.to/44W7nwN Gospel of Matthew available at https://amzn.to/3LEeP8F ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on http...

Jacques Cartier reached the end of navigation at a large island in the St. Lawrence River. Here he found another Amerindian village, called Hochelaga, on the site of the present city of Montreal. From the height behind it, to which he gave the name Mont Real—better known today as Mont Royal or Mount Royal in English—he could see the foaming Lachine Rapids blocking the way to the upper waters of th...

December 25th is the day Jesus was born, or is it? Let’s find out! Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! The Catholic Talk Show available at https://amzn.to/3QvHoZ3 Gospel of Matthew available at https://amzn.to/478RJjn   Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/45vVii4 ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/mark...

Was Jesus of Nazareth the Jewish Messiah? What is a Messiah? Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman podcast at https://amzn.to/46zMgCx Bart Ehrman books available at https://amzn.to/46EU0U4   ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE en...

Jesus begins his Ministry in the region surrounding the sea of Galilee. Books by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson available at https://amzn.to/46ORT00 Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/3M6sTId ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entr...

Jacques Cartier returned as leader of a new expedition and navigated the first known penetration of the interior of the continent through the St. Lawrence River gateway in 1535. When pressing upstream in three small vessels, he reached the Amerindian village of Stadacona, near the present site of the city of Quebec. At Stadacona, Cartier and his followers passed a bitter winter with the help of ch...

What Does "Halloween" Mean? And Why Should That Matter to Christians? The celebration marks the day before the Western Christian feast of All Saints’ (or All Hallows') Day and initiates the season of Allhallowtide, which lasts three days and concludes with All Souls' Day. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Everything Everywhere Daily podcast available at https://amzn.to/3XHj20A History of Hallo...

The 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom a book of the Old Testament is named, was known as Isaiah. The Book of Isaiah is quoted many times by New Testament writers as direct prophetic revelations of the nature, purpose, and detail of the death of Jesus. The Book of Mormon reveals that all things prophesied by Isaiah have been and will be fulfilled. A seminal passage in the Book of Isaiah u...

The gospels indicate that following Jesus' baptism, he returned to the sea of Galilee to begin his Ministry. Books by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson available at https://amzn.to/46ORT00 Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/3M6sTId Gospel of Mark available at https://amzn.to/3X3m9Ba Gospel of Matthew available at https://amzn.to/3LEeP8F ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when jo...

Analysis of contentious and controversial matter regarding when First encounter brought about Culture Shock and a clash of civilizations throughout the Age of Exploration between Europeans and Amerindians on the North American continent. Enjoy this HISTORICAL JESUS Extra — The STORY of AMERICA. Check out the YouTube versions of this episode which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, ti...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea sometime towards the end of King Herod the Great’s reign. Let’s learn more about what happened. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! The Catholic Talk Show available at https://amzn.to/3QvHoZ3 Gospel of Matthew available at https://amzn.to/478RJjn   ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when j...

Deism is a form of theism in which God created the universe and established rationally comprehensible moral and natural laws but no longer intervenes in human affairs. Deism is a natural religion where belief in God is based on application of reason and evidence observed in the designs and laws found in nature. Deists present deist apologetics that demonstrate the existence of God based on evidenc...

Following Jesus' baptism and temptation in the desert, the synoptic gospels indicate he returned to Galilee to begin his Ministry. Books by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson available at https://amzn.to/46ORT00 Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/3M6sTId ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on  https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this...

We sail up the Mighty St. Lawrence River traversing Canada and forming an international boundary with the United States. What is the origin and meaning of the word Kanata? Jacques Cartier was the first European explorer known to have sailed up the St. Lawrence. In 1535, the land along the waterway was inhabited by the Iroquois Amerindians. Enjoy this HISTORICAL JESUS Extra — The STORY of AMERICA....

Christians believe Jesus has an historical context; he was born in history; he is neither a myth nor a legend. Jesus is both historical and verifiable according to Christians and most historians. They point out that he is mentioned not only in the New Testament, but by contemporaries and early documents. Christian scripture persistently places him within history as a man who walked the earth in re...

After being baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus was enticed by the Devil after 40 days and nights of fasting in the Judaean Desert. Jesus having refused each temptation during this entire time of spiritual battle. Satan then departed and Jesus returned to Galilee to begin his ministry. The temptation of Christ is a biblical narrative detailed in the three synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luk...

Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, including early Christian art and architecture. Christian art uses subjects, themes, and imagery from Christianity. Enjoy this ART presentation! Christian Art books available at https://amzn.to/3vJ70u2    Catholic Art books https://amzn.to/3PSWcQS Protestant Art books https://amzn.to/4aKWql5 Eastern Orthodox Art books https://amzn.to/49vTG...

Satan enticing Jesus is a biblical narrative detailed in the three synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. After being baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus was tempted by the devil after 40 days and nights of fasting in the Judaean Desert. Jesus having refused each temptation during this entire time of spiritual battle. Satan then departed and Jesus returned to Galilee to begin his ministry.&n...

Jacques Cartier planted a 30-foot wooden cross overlooking the bay of Gaspé (Quebec, Canada) on first exploration trip in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, symbolizing the ownership of the territory on behalf of the French King, Francis I, on July 24th, 1534. Enjoy this HISTORICAL JESUS Extra — The STORY of AMERICA. Check out the YouTube versions of this episode which has accompanying visuals including ma...

The story of Jesus cannot be adequately understood apart from the World in which he lived. It was a world ruled by Rome. How Rome came to be so central to this story is one of the intriguing aspects of both Roman and Biblical history. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Herod the Great books available at https://amzn.to/3T5iKyw   From Jesus to Christianity by L. Michael White at https://amzn.to/4...