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 Ehrman‬‘s book on the origins of the belief that Jesus is God.
0:04:45 Intro Music
0:05:16 Welcome and Introduction
0:06:08 Announcement: Defenders Conference 2026
0:09:57 Episode Preview
0:13:57 Reviewing Ehrman’s Acceptance of Two Early Christological Views
0:16:38 A Philosophical Note on Being Human
0:18:28 Ehrman Writing in Broad Strokes
0:20:45 Ehrman’s Definition of Incarnation Christology
0:21:38 Success of Earlier Arguments Required
0:22:38 Jesus Self-Identified as a Divine Being: Son of Man
0:26:25 Morphing Christologies and Leaps in Ehrman’s Thinking
0:29:22 Incarnation Christology in Paul
0:32:10 Paul Views Jesus as a Figure Sent from Heaven
0:35:20 Grasping Equality with God
0:39:27 Christ Exalted More Highly
0:47:02 A Nail in the Coffin of Ehrman’s Model
0:49:41 Ehrman is So Close
0:53:03 Christ as an Incarnate Divine Being
0:57:03 Problems for Ehrman’s Hypothesis
0:59:45 Mailbag, Online Comments, & maybe haters: Motivation to Accept an Empty Tomb and Joseph of Arimethea
1:04:09 Conference Announcement
1:04:54 Wrap Up
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