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Did Jesus Have to Suffer? Trying to Make Sense of a Troubling View

43 min • 21 maj 2024

Did Jesus himself think or talk about his imminent sufferings—did he predict his own brutal end, or have those parts been creatively interpreted by later authors to fit a theological agenda?

This episode offers a chance to uncover the layers of historical, religious, and philosophical complexities surrounding these ancient texts.

Senaste avsnitt

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19 mars 2024 | 45 min

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5 mars 2024 | 48 min

Archaeology in the Time of Jesus.

27 februari 2024 | 49 min

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20 februari 2024 | 45 min

Why Did Paul Convert? Did He Convert?

13 februari 2024 | 51 min

Why Did Paul Hate Jesus and His Followers?

6 februari 2024 | 43 min

Gospel Thrillers! When Jesus Meets Robert Ludlum

30 januari 2024 | 50 min

Why Fundamentalism is Not (Always) Such a Bad Thing. Take Bart for example...

23 januari 2024 | 51 min

Is the New Testament Actually Filled with Forgeries?

16 januari 2024 | 41 min

If There Is a God, Why Do We Suffer?

9 januari 2024 | 50 min

Who Really Wrote the Gospel of John?

2 januari 2024 | 48 min

Joseph, the "father" of Jesus.

26 december 2023 | 41 min

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19 december 2023 | 41 min

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12 december 2023 | 46 min

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5 december 2023 | 49 min

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21 november 2023 | 45 min

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18 juli 2023 | 48 min

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11 juli 2023 | 51 min

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23 maj 2023 | 51 min

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11 april 2023 | 43 min

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Did Jesus Have to Suffer? Trying to Make Sense of a Troubling View

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Early Christian Controversies About Jesus' Resurrection

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Boy Jesus: Growing Up Judean in Turbulent Times Featuring Joan Taylor

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Does Altruism Actually Exist?

Does Paul Think God Hates Jews?

Did Jesus Believe in Heaven?

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Why Should We Think Mark Was the First Gospel?

Can Anyone Keep the Jewish Law?

Does Mark Have a Vendetta against the Twelve Disciples?

How do we separate history from myth in the Gospels

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Church vs Universities: Who Gets the New Testament Right?

The Scholar and the Savior: Bridging Belief and Critical Study

One BC: The World Jesus Entered

Is Jesus For Non-Christians, Too?

Was Jesus Really Born in Bethlehem?

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Does John of Patmos accept the Gospel of Jesus?

The Incredible Gospel of Judas (Iscariot)

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Does Acts Portray Paul the Way Paul Portrays Paul?

Celebrating Two Years of Misquoting Jesus: Your Questions, Bart’s Answers

Why Should We Think Luke and Acts Have the Same Author?

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What Are the Synoptic Gospels?

Did Early Christians Believe in Reincarnation?

Where Was Christianity on its 100th Birthday?

What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?

How to Detect a Forgery: The Secret Gospel of Mark

Was A Secret Gospel of Mark Discovered?

When Is a Christian Not A Christian?

Jesus in the Writings of the First-century Jewish historian Josephus

Was Jesus a Copycat? The Role of John the Baptist in the Ministry of Jesus.

How to Weaponize the Bible.

Featuring Megan Lewis! And all that entails.

But Could Peter Write Anything?

Do We Believe in the Separation of Church and State?

"What Did the Prophet Isaiah Say About Jesus? "

Paul and Jesus at Odds

Did Jesus Really Go to Hell?

Christian Monks in a Desert Full of Sound

Why the Doctrine of Inerrancy Contradicts the Gospels

Were Early Christians Known to Be Moral Reprobates?

Did Jesus Have to Suffer? Trying to Make Sense of a Troubling View

Is the "Good Book" Really So Good?

Was Jesus Buried on the Day of His Crucifixion

What Did Judas Betray?

The Disturbing Views of God and Suffering in the Book of Job

Do We Have a Soul?

Did Slaves Give Us the New Testament?

Newly Discovered PROOF: Jesus Was an Illusionist

Was Peter a Rock or Shifting Sand? Jesus' Closest Disciple in History and Legend.

Did Jesus Think He Was the Messiah?

Do Fundamentalists (actually) Follow Jesus?

Finding Jesus in Genesis

Archaeology in the Time of Jesus.

Was Luke Written by Luke? And Why Should We Care?

Why Did Paul Convert? Did He Convert?

Why Did Paul Hate Jesus and His Followers?

Gospel Thrillers! When Jesus Meets Robert Ludlum