FREE LESSON

The Religion of Jesus: Understanding First-Century Judaism

This free lesson is one in a 27-lecture course of mine, The New Testament: Exploring the Christian Bible, which I did for Paths in Biblical Studies.  You can see the entire lesson and Q&A below and download all accompanying resources below.  If you'd like to take the full course, please click here.

Overview:

Jesus was Jewish. His family was Jewish. His followers were Jewish. To understand Jesus, then, we need to understand the shape of Judaism in the first century CE. How were Jews different from other ethnic groups in the Roman Empire? What beliefs and practices characterized their ancient religion? And how does Jesus fit into this picture?

Lesson Resources:

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