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The stories ‘move into hope’: Elaine Pagels reflects on Jesus’ teachings

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The Gospels spread the teachings of Jesus and stories about his life. A Bible historian unpacks the message behind them in “Miracles and Wonder.”

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Why We Need to Stop Over-Complicating Jesus

For a guy who spoke in parables, Jesus is surprisingly difficult to talk about. Not because He’s confusing—but because we’ve made Him that way. Spend five minutes in a Christian bookstore or on Christian Twitter and you’ll see what I mean. Jesus has been turned into a brand, a lifestyle, a political figurehead, a theological chess piece, a “vibe.” For every statement He made, we’ve created a counter-statement, a hot take, a 12-week curriculum. S…

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Can the Jesus of History Support the Christ of Faith?

The latest issue of The New Yorker includes an essay by Adam Gopnik, “We’re Still Not Done With Jesus,” on the scholarly debates about the origins of Christianity. In the piece, Gopnik positions himself as a nuanced balancer between two serious schools (though he tilts toward the first): a school that holds that the early Christians mythologized and invented, but on the basis of some set of true events; and a school that treats the historical co…

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Elaine Pagels on the Mysteries of Jesus

After a lifetime spent studying Christianity, the scholar and best-selling author talks with David Remnick about why there’s still controversy over the religion’s foundational texts.

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The stories ‘move into hope’: Elaine Pagels reflects on Jesus’ teachings

The Gospels spread the teachings of Jesus and stories about his life. A Bible historian unpacks the message behind them in “Miracles and Wonder.”

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Fresh historical evidence of the life and death of Jesus * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

Report explains new details of record written by Tacitus being uncovered

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Firsthand evidence of Jesus' crucifixion found in ancient text

Ancient manuscripts detailing the events during the Roman Empire may contain 'historical evidence' about Jesus Christ. The Annals was written by Roman historian Tacitus around 91AD

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