RLG323H1 Lecture Notes - Historical Jesus, Messianic Secret, New Testament Apocrypha
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Focuses on the historical emergence of the historical jesus (hj) Beginning signs of studying christianity from a historical rational perspective and not just theologically. Focus on supernatural (belief in text) and rationalism (retain parts of text that fit into history) Strauss influenced by hegel, notion that history evolves and becomes more sophisticated. First time earliest story (mark) called into question. Christianity seen as a myth because not sophisticated (miracles) Romantic jesus, do human things, miracles not authentic. Goal to show jesus jewish or how so. Focus on type of judaism (religious, political, ethnic)