This week, we are joined by Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw as we discuss how historical Jesus scholarship can challenge and shape Christian practice, along with a host of questions from members of the online class.

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WATCH the video of the conversation here.

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Jennifer Garcia Bashaw (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of New Testament and Christian Ministry at Campbell University in North Carolina. She is an ordained Baptist minister and has a passion for teaching the Bible and training pastors. Jennifer is a Nerd-in-Residence for the Bible for Normal People and is the author ofScapegoats: The Bible through the Eyes of Victims & The Gospel of John for Normal People.

Jennifer's Previous Visit to the Podcast

• the Gospel through the Eyes of the Victim

John Dominic Crossan, professor emeritus at DePaul University, is widely regarded as the foremost historical Jesus scholar of our time. He is the author of several bestselling books, including The Historical Jesus, How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian, God and Empire, Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, The Greatest Prayer, The Last Week, and The Power of Parable. He lives in Minneola, Florida.

• Brian McLaren & John Dominic Crossan: The Message of Jesus & the Judgement of Civilization
• Brian Zahnd & John Dominic Crossan: God, Violence, Empire, & Salvation
• Why the Biblical Paul is Awesome
• Christian Resurrection & Human Evolution
• The Cross & the Crisis of Civilization
• The Coming Kingdom & the Risen Christ
• The Parables of Jesus & the Parable of God
• How to think about Jesus like a Historian
• the Last Week of Jesus’ Life
• Jesus, Paul, & Bible Questions
• Saving the Biblical Christmas Stories
• the most important discovery for understanding Jesus
• The Bible, Violence, & Our Future
• Resurrecting Easter
• on the First Christmas
•  From Jesus’ Parables to Parables of God 
• Render Unto Caesar
• on God & Empire

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