Jesus of Nazareth









I.
Introduction





A.
Different Ways of Discussing Jesus

B.
The Christ of Faith

C.
The Jesus of History/The Historical Jesus

D.
The Real Jesus

E.
Historical Probability






1.
Confirmed [Clear evidence has been found to support the relevant historical claim.]


2.
Disconfirmed [Clear evidence has been found to show that the claim is false.]


3.
Unconfirmed [No evidence to confirm or disconfirm the claim has been found.]








II.
Sources of Information





A.
The Canonical Gospels

B.
Extra-biblical Sources






1.
Other Early Christian Literature


2.
Non-Christian Sources







a.    Roman Sources



b.    Jewish Sources








III.
Criteria for Evaluating Historicity





A.
Dissimilarity

B.
Multiple Attestation

C.
Coherence








IV.
Historical Value of the Gospel Accounts





A.
Historical Data in the Gospels

B.
Jesus and Pharisaic Judaism

C.
Jesus as a Religious Leader








V.
Titles Attributed to Jesus





A.
Messiah/Christ

B.
Son of God

C.
Lord

D.
Son of Man








VI.
A Summary of Events in the Life of Jesus








VII.
Conclusion












 

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