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Jesus Christ: Historical Materialism, Class Conflict, and the Jesus Movement

May 22, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Jesus, a Life in Class Conflict

2min

Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict

5min

Jesus, a Life in Class Conflict

3min

The Importance of Historical Materialism in Jesus' Life

4min

The Early Perceptions of Jesus

2min

The Early Material About Jesus

5min

The Origins of the Gospels

5min

The Historical Materialist Reading of the Gospels

3min

10.

The Role of Ideology in the Creation of the Gospel of Mark

3min

11.

Jesus, Movement and the Conditions in First Century Palestine

5min

12.

The Roman Empire and the Urbanization of Palestine

3min

13.

The Importance of Education in the Gospels

5min

14.

The Effects of Tiberius and the Reconstruction of Cepherus on the Rural Life of Galilee

2min

15.

The Role of John the Baptist in the Life of Jesus

6min

16.

The Dangers of the Early Jesus Movement

3min

17.

Theodice's Movement to the River Jordan

3min

18.

The Psychological Effects of Millenarianism

3min

19.

The Tension Between Conservatism and Radical Change

3min

20.

Vanguard: A History of the Peasantry

4min

21.

The Jesus Movement and the Issues of Masculinity

5min

22.

The Roman Empire's Gender Discourses

6min

23.

The Importance of Repentance in the Gospels

2min

24.

The Origins of the Family Private Property in the State

4min

25.

The Tensions of Passover

2min

26.

Mark's Gospel: A Passover Meal

4min

27.

The Crucifixion and the Rise of Jesus

4min

28.

The Unintended Consequences of the Mission to the Rich

3min

29.

The Transformation of Christianity to Feudalism

2min

30.

The Rise and Fall of the Jesus Movement

3min

31.

The Tradition of an Empty Tomb

4min

32.

The Origins of Religion

6min

33.

Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict

3min

Professors James Crossley and Robert J. Myles join Breht to discuss their fascinating work "Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict" put out by Zero Book. Together, they discuss their application of historical materalism to the life of Jesus, the difficulty of studying and sourcing the ancient past, the gospels and what they offer (as well as how they differ from one another), the mode of production and major classes of Jesus' era, John the Baptist and his ideological influence on the Jesus Movement, Jewish Millenarianism, Jesus' crucifiction, the Jesus Movement after Jesus' execution (and purported resurrection), and much more!

Robert's website: https://www.robertjmyles.com/

James' website: https://censamm.org/about/people/crossley

Robert's Twitter: @robertjmyles

Robert's Substack: https://robertjmyles.substack.com/

James' work on John Ball and the English uprising of 1381: https://johnball1381.org/

Outro music: "All My Tears" by Ane Brun

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