Episode 10 - Jesus: The Christmas special

Beyondering

In the season finale we look at Jesus of Nazareth - a person of immense intrigue. However, the layers of mythology that surround him as well as the various claims about his identity, his nature, and our expected response, have also made him an impossible pill to swallow for many people. Rather than deal with the Jesus of Christmas carols, what happens if we place Jesus and his teachings in their original historical context? What picture of Jesus will then emerge? Join Matt and Lucas as we speak with one of the worlds leading historians of early Christianity and one of the major scholars in contemporary historical Jesus research, John Dominic Crossan. Check out johndominiccrossan.com For further reading and engagement as invited by John Dominic Crossan, check out: Paul Zanker’s book - The Power of Images in the Age of Augustus. https://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Power_of_Images_in_the_Age_of_August.html?id=pDc2fp73B2oC Contributors to Episode 10 include: Cam Semmens - Jesus and I Go Fishing (used with permission) Check out www.webcameron.com Michael Leunig - ‘Christmas' (Read by Daisy Taylor) bensound.com - November Beyondering and Beryl Theme music created at Got Fink Studios by Caleb Garfinkel Check out www.gotfink.com Beyondering is supported by: the Progressive Christian Network of Victoria - Join the network, find resources and learn about upcoming events at pcnvictoria.blogspot.com.au and Common Dreams: An alliance of religious progressives in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Visit www.commondreams.org.au to learn about the next Common Dreams conference to be held in Brisbane, September 16-19th 2016. Join our mailing list at www.beyondering.com.au Join the conversation www.facebook.com/beyondering Follow @gobeyondering