Featuring five eminent Bible scholars and archaeologists, Each lecture will reveal how recent discoveries are changing the way we view the world of Jesus and the earliest Christians. Each lecture has been enhanced for maximum optimization of images and maps. Also included is an 8-page booklet containing lecturer
handouts.
Featured lectures include:
• Discoveries of New Gospels: The Case of the Gospel of Thomas
By Bart Ehrman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discovered in Egypt in 1945, this Gnostic gospel purports to contain the "secret sayings" of Jesus.
• Jewish Burial Practices and the Resurrection of Jesus
By Craig A. Evans, Acadia Divinity College
A careful description of burial practices common in Jerusalem in Jesus' day provides insight into the gospel account of Jesus' death.
• The Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Roman Theater at Sepphoris
By Tom McCollough, Centre College
Located only 5 miles away from Jesus' hometown, the bustling commercial center of Sepphoris must have been attractive to young boys living in the small town of Nazareth. Did Jesus visit the city, and, if so, what might he have learned there? Did philosophers roam the streets? Were Greek dramas reenacted in the theater?
• Was Mary Magdalene Jesus' Wife?
By Birger A. Pearson, University of California, Santa Barbara
Dan Brown, in The DaVinci Code, says "yes." But Jesus' own teachings suggest otherwise.
• First-century Corinth and You Are There
By Daniel Schowalter, Carthage College
Sail into the port, walk up the ancient road, visit the temples and the theater of the city Paul knew.
Running time: 5 hours
ISBN 978-1-880317-81-5
Includes: more than 150 images and 8-page booklet of speakers' handouts. |
