Fr. Isaac Morales explores the relationship between the historical Jesus and Church's knowledge of Jesus, cautioning against relying too heavily on ever-changing historical reconstructions while emphasizing recurrent themes to discover the authentic characteristics of Jesus.
This lecture was given on March 5th, 2024, at Brown University.
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About the Speaker:
Fr. Isaac Morales, O.P. is associate professor of theology at Providence College. Before joining the Dominican Order, he received an MTS in biblical studies from the University of Notre Dame and a PhD in New Testament from Duke University. He recently published The Bible and Baptism: The Fountain of Salvation with Baker Academic Press and is currently working on a book on eschatology titled The Life of the World to Come. He also regularly teaches a course on the life and writings of C. S. Lewis.
Keywords: Albert Schweitzer, Dale Allison, Docetism, Historical Jesus, Methodological Naturalism, New Testament, Recurrent Attestation, Quest of the Historical Jesus, Synoptic Gospels
