RELIGST 3F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Austin Farrer, Bethsaida, Farrer Hypothesis

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 3F03
• Professor: Philippa Carter

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Quiz available after class at 9:00pm, online o. 48 hours to complete it: on last week"s material, ursula king, tonight"s lecture. Should take 10 minutes, but no time limit. Italicized words part of lecture, consider quoted from professor. Distinguished lecture, oct 17th: will be attending; details will be posted online. Academic of bible is most likely the longest study. Strauss"s book revolutionized the academic study of the historical jesus: notable because the only evidence we have is the new testament, particularly the. Gospels, are of no use in figuring out anything historical about him. Using the baptism of jesus, and strauss"s theoretical approach to illustrate the study at large. Traditionally: (caravaggio: the inspiration of mathew) thought that divine being inspired these writers to write down these events. Without jesus there would be no christianity: addition to the old testament, understood to usher in a new age; early christians were originally jewish.