Early Christian Controversies About Jesus' Resurrection

Links Mentioned in this Episode: Visit https://www.bartehrman.com/courses/ to shop from Bart Ehrman’s online courses and get a special discount by using code: MJPODCAST on all courses. Episode Outline: 00:00 – Introducing Easter, the resurrection, and early Christian debates 01:56 – What resurrection meant in the ancient world 03:26 – Ancient resurrection versus modern Christian afterlife beliefs 06:10 – Resurrection stories in Jewish and pagan traditions 08:43 – New Testament evidence for different resurrection views 10:44 – Paul’s view of the resurrection and the “spiritual body” 16:35 – Resurrection in the Gospels: body, spirit, or reanimated corpse? 22:52 – Gnostics, Marcionites, and alternative views of Jesus’ resurrection 31:06 – How pagan authors criticized bodily resurrection 38:13 – What happens between death and resurrection? Episode Description With Easter fast approaching, the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus are on the minds of many Christians. While it has been a lynch-pin in Christian theology since the formation of the religion, Christians - both early and modern - disagree on how it happened, why it happened, and the implications it has for human life after death. Today, Dr. Bart Ehrman elucidates us all on early debates around the resurrection, why these debates happened, and what pagan authors thought about the whole thing. Also watch these episodes: Night of the Living Dead: Matthew's Forgotten Resurrection    • Night of the Living Dead: Matthew's Forgot...   What Happened to Jesus' Body? Was He Buried on the Day of His Crucifixion?    • What Happened to Jesus' Body?  Was He Buri...   Am I Going to Hell? What the New Testament Says About Death and the Afterlife    • Am I Going to Hell?  What the New Testamen...   #Resurrection #JesusResurrection #Easter #EarlyChristianity #NewTestament #GnosticChristianity #Afterlife #BibleStudy