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 the Christian church? See how Dr. J engages ‪Dr. Bart Ehrman’s historical analysis from his 2015 book “How Jesus Become God.”

0:04:45 Intro Music

0:05:17 Welcome and Introduction

0:06:04 Announcements: The Defenders Conference

0:08:38 Why No Video Take on Iran?

0:17:51 Orthodoxy Vs. Orthopraxy

0:26:07 Degrading the Debate

0:31:20 An Analysis of History / A Weird Take

0:35:39 A Terrible History

0:41:52 Audience Comment: Eisegesis

0:43:13 Power Players Vs. Victims

0:45:11 Example: Exaltation Christology

0:47:12 Heresy Hunters Rewriting History

0:48:29 Audience Comment Rabbit Trail

0:52:04 The Path Denying Divinity: Ebionites and Roman Adoptionists

0:54:39 The Path Denying Humanity: Docetism and Marcionism

56:50 When Does Orthodoxy Become Orthodoxy?

1:01:30 Wrap Up

Mark Lester

Mark Lester is a Media Associate at Defenders Media, 501c3 and contributes to the work of Dr. J through Veracity Hill.

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