Godspell
Godspell is its own gospel that preaches to everyone No one gets left behind in Godspell; Jesus’ love is equal for all …
Aryan Jesus
Initially we were inclined to victimize the church as falling to the Nazi party and having to be submissive to them. However, …
No Quest
The No Quest period tries to dissociated itself with the Jesus of history. The No Quest scholars do not feel the need …
Jefferson and the Old Quest (9/29)
Pre-Quest: scholars mainly accepted gospels as truth & didn’t do historical analysis; Old Quest: scholars separated historical & theological Jesus Jefferson’s Bible …
Reimarus and Paulus
The apostles follow the structure of the church. This is contrary to the perspective of the Enlightenment. The enlightenment thinkers did not use …
Mathews and Morton Smith
Morton Smith argues that Jesus as a magician can be interpreted through different lenses and ultimately leaves it up to the reader …
John and Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas portrays Jesus as a wise and knowledgeable divine figure, and is paired well with the Gospel of John …
Gospel of Luke
We discussed the emphasis of a Universal Jesus, one who appeals to not only Jews but Gentiles as well. He appeals to …
Matthew
The genealogy narrative is important in Matthew as it ties Jesus as a direct descendent of Abraham and David. In Matthew, the …