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Evans’ study of the historical Jesus has led him to seek all kinds of ancient sources related to Christ. This course is a result of that study, focusing on the evidence from extrabiblical sources and seeing what they reveal about the life of Christ. Examine works by Roman and Jewish writers, and even invocations of Jesus’ name in pagan incantations, and discover what these works can tell us about...

“And a master has said, ‘Jesus the Nazarene practiced magic and led Israel astray.’ ” This goes all the way back to the first century. We see echoes of this criticism in the synoptic Gospels where Jesus is accused of black magic, being in league with Beelzebul or Satan, or something like that. Also in Sanhedrin, reading at 43a, we read, “On the eve of Passover, they hanged Jesus the Nazarene.” Now, you might think, “I thought He was crucified. Does that not contradict the Gospel story about Jesus
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