In this concluding episode of his series, Dr. J explains why the Council of Nicaea was justified in its conclusions and was not merely a power struggle between opposing...
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In his final chapter, Ehrman describes what he finds to be paradoxes in his survey of Christian Fathers leading up to the Council of Nicaea. Dr. J weaves through...
Adoptionists, Docetists, & Gnostics, oh my! The early church began to dismiss proposed models of Christology, but not without good reason. Learn how and why the...
Dr. J taps into his doctoral research to share about the life and writings of the St. Patrick we should know and love!0:04:46 Intro Music 0:05:18 Welcome and...
Adoptionists, Docetists, & Gnostics, oh my! Dr. J reviews heresies and heterodoxies of the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Why did some Christological models get rejected by...
Does John’s Christology prove a theological novelty that broke into the Christian community’s beliefs about Jesus? Follow Dr. J as he analyzes ‪Bart...
Contra Exaltation Christology, the early Christians did believe in a pre-existent Christ and that Jesus was that person. Dr. J continues his survey of Dr. Bart...
Bart Ehrman argues that the first Christians believed Jesus *became* the Son of God at his (alleged) resurrection. Does this view qualify as Adoptionism, and does it...
Getting to the core of ‪Bart Ehrman‘s book, Dr. J describes and evaluates Ehrman’s analysis of the origins of Christology (the study of Christ).0:04:46 Intro...
Dr. J explores ‪Ehrman’s model of visions that the disciples of Jesus allegedly had. Can it withstand scrutiny? Continue along in chapter 5 of Ehrman’s book...