My afternoon workshop at the European Leadership Forum 2018 on 'Defending an Early High Christology from Archaeology and New Testament Letters (with special reference to the Epistle of James).' The idea that Jesus was divine was not invented at the Council of Nicea in the fourth century (a claim one can disprove from archaeological finds alone), nor was it a second century idea that seeped into Christianity from pagan mythology. Rather, it was an idea that burst upon the first century religious landscape amongst the eyewitness generation of Jewish followers of Jesus, as shown by the multiple independent witness of the first century New Testament letters and the early sources they quote. I pay particular attention to the Epistle of James, arguing that a) it pre-dates the Jewish war and could be as early as c. 45 A.D, b) that whoever wrote it was a Jew writing to Jews, c) that it was probably written by James the (half) brother of Jesus - a man who'd formerly been sceptical about Jesus' claims, and that the best explanation of this data given Jesus' embarrassing crucifixion is that Jesus himself laid claim to divinity and rose from the dead in evidence of this claim.
Outgrowing God? Richard Dawkins & Old Testament History
PEP/Talk Interview - Peter S. Williams
Winchester Cathedral Interview: Assessing The New Atheism
Bjørn Are Davidsen, 'Christianity in the Public Square'
Dr John Dickson, ‘Reflections from 20 years in the public square’
Dr Lars Dahle interviews Dr Amy Orr-Ewing and Dr John Dickson: ‘Irrational and irrelevant?’ (Veritas Symposium 2019)
Dr Amy Orr-Ewing, 'The Apologetic Method of Dorothy L. Sayers'
Dr Lars Dahle: 'What Are the Key Issues for Mission in Europe Today?'
A Sceptic's Guide to Richard Dawkins
Archaeological Evidence for Jesus - An Introduction to New Testament Archaeology
Spirituality, Apologetics & Discipleship in 3D
'Discipleship in 3D' - Highfield Church Training Seminar
Old Testament Archaeology - Part 2 of 2: From David to Daniel (Gimlekollen UK Study Tour 2019)
Old Testament Archaeology - Part 1 of 2: From Abraham to David (Gimlekollen UK Study Tour 2019)
Introduction to Spirituality and Logic (Gimlekollen UK Study Tour 2019)
The Life and Times of Martin Luther
Sermon: Hebrews 13:2 (Hospitality)
The trilemma argument for the Divinity of Jesus
Interview: Debating the Resurrection
Getting at the Resurrection of Jesus
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