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Dale Martin is an American New Testament scholar and historian of Christianity who taught at various universities in the United States for 30 years (about 20 years at Yale University). Dr. Martin is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the author of many books and articles on early Christianity. Paul Williams and Dale Martin discuss how historians try to understand the historical portrait of Jesus, what methods and criteria they use to discover historical facts about Jesus of Nazareth; what we almost certainly know about who Jesus was and what is almost certainly fiction; what sources we can use and which are not reliable sources for understanding who Jesus was. Topics discussed: 1:21 Why the New Testament is not a reliable source for understanding the historical Jesus or early Christianity. 2:19 Why Jesus was not born in Bethlehem. 4:36 Why we don’t know what Pontius Pilate talked about with Jesus 7:22 How often Jesus visited Jerusalem 8:16 What sources we can use, and which ones are not reliable, to understand who Jesus was. 14:10 What criteria do historians use when trying to understand the historical Jesus. 20:42 What does the word “church” mean and where does it come from. Why did the early Christians start calling their meetings the church. 24:35 Why calling Jesus God and likening him to God the Father was an anachronism and not historical fact. 28:09 Why does Jesus deny that he is God in Mark 10? 31:47 Why did Matthew rewrite Jesus’ words in Mark. 32:42 How reliable are the criteria historians use. 37:32 What is the test of a good historian? 41:11 How did Jesus and Paul view family, marriage, and children? 45:08 What kind of person was Jesus, according to historical reconstruction. What we know about him almost for sure. 48:50 Jesus did not intend to start his own religion or church. 54:15 Summing up. What should a good historian of Jesus be like? #Jesus #historical_Jesus #biblical_studies #New_Testament #who_was_Jesus, Dale_Martin Translated with the approval of Paul Williams. Original: • The Historical Jesus with Dr Dale Martin [Support the channel on Patreon monthly] Join our Patreon: / religiolog [One-time support of the channel - donations]: One-time donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/relig... I'm on Telegram https://t.me/religiolog Link to Bart Ehrman's lecture on early Christianity: • Bart Ehrman: The Rise of Early Christian ...