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Jesus of Nazareth |
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| I. |
Introduction |
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| A. |
Different Ways of Discussing Jesus
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The Christ of Faith
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The Jesus of History/The Historical Jesus |
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The Real Jesus | ||
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Historical Probability |
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Confirmed [Clear evidence has been found to support the relevant historical claim.] |
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Disconfirmed [Clear evidence has been found to show that the claim is false.] |
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Unconfirmed
[No evidence to confirm or disconfirm the claim has been found.] |
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| II. |
Sources of Information |
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The Canonical Gospels | ||
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Extra-biblical Sources |
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Other Early Christian Literature |
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| 2. |
Non-Christian Sources |
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| a. Roman Sources
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| b. Jewish Sources
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Criteria for Evaluating Historicity |
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Dissimilarity |
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Multiple Attestation
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| C. |
Coherence |
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| IV. |
Historical Value of the Gospel Accounts |
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Historical Data in the Gospels | ||
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Jesus and Pharisaic Judaism
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| C. |
Jesus as a Religious Leader |
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| V. |
Titles Attributed to Jesus | ||
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Messiah/Christ | ||
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Son of God |
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| C. |
Lord |
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| D. |
Son of Man |
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| VI. |
A Summary of Events in the Life of Jesus |
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| VII. |
Conclusion |
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