This is the second of two episodes that consider the historical Jesus in the role of teacher. Here I discuss evidence regarding Jesus’ conception of the “kingdom of God” and the scholarly debates regarding Jesus’ present or (imminent) future focus. This is part of series 5 (The Historical Jesus in Context) of the Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean podcast.

Podcast 5.12: Jesus as Teacher, part 2: Present or Future Kingdom? (mp3; archive.org page with various downloading options here).

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For those of you attending SBL I should encourage you to attend the session that will be reviewing my book alongside another on early Christian identity:

Construction of Christian Identities

Monday November 22, 2010, 4-6:30 PM

James Miller, Asbury Theological Seminary, Presiding

Review of Philip A. Harland, Dynamics of Identity in the World of the Early Christians (T & T Clark, 2009)

James Crossley, University of Sheffield, Panelist (20 min)

Wolfgang Stegemann, Panelist (20 min)

Philip Harland, York University, Respondent (15 min)

Discussion (15 min)

Break (10 min)

Review of Mikael Tellbe, Christ-Believers in Ephesus (WUNT 1.242; Mohr-Siebeck, 2009)

Philip Esler, Panelist (20 min)

Michael Daise, College of William and Mary, Panelist (20 min)

Mikael Tellbe, Örebro Theological Seminary, Respondent (15 min)

Discussion (15 min)

I’m also a panelist on the student session on diversity earlier on Monday.  Hope to see you at SBL even if not at those sessions!

This and the following episode consider the historical Jesus in the role of teacher. Here I discuss the form or method of his instruction, and begin to introduce the centrality of the “Kingdom of God” to his teachings.  This is part of series 5 (The Historical Jesus in Context) of the Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean podcast.

Podcast 5.11: Jesus as Teacher, part 1: Method and Content (mp3; archive.org page with various downloading options here).

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