Religion Course: Jesus Scepticism
Religion and spirituality. Learn about systems of faith and worship.
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Join us for a day-long workshop on Jesus. What are the Christian views? What are the secular views? We even address the resurgent debate on whether he existed at all. Learn about the many ways people in the past and today have thought about Jesus, and learn about how the debate over Jesus' very existence is becoming more mainstream and academic, as the methods of New Testament specialists are scrutinised by historians and philosophers (and themselves). We shall also expose the false dichotomy that people must be sure that Jesus either did or did not exist, introducing the increasingly fashionable ‘agnostic position’.
Aims
Learn to confidently describe and discuss the various confessional and secular views about Jesus. This course aims to introduce diverse ideas about Christian origins and theology.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- describe the various views about Jesus, and the methods for determining which should be preferred
- debate on the existence of Jesus
- apply epistemological concepts to other historical questions.
Content
Session 1: Christian Jesuses
- The Jesuses of the Bible
- The Jesuses of Christians
Session 2: Secular Jesuses
- The quest for the historical Jesus
- The Jesuses of contemporary secular scholars
Session 3: Questioning Jesus' historicity
- The sources and methods of the various stakeholders
- The best alternative hypothesis
Intended audience
Anyone with an interest in the various views about Jesus and in the current academic debate over his historicity.
Prerequisites
None
Delivery style
All-day workshop
Features
- Expert trainers
- Central locations
- Course materials – yours to keep
- CCE Statement of Completion
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...When | Time | Where | Session Notes |
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Sat 24 Jul 2021 | 10am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Sat 31 Jul 2021 | 10am - 1pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
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