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OnScript

Michael Bird – Jesus Among the Gods

Feb 16, 2023
58:28

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  • Understanding the categories of divine beings in antiquity is crucial for understanding Jesus' divinity.
  • Ontology, the study of being, is often overlooked but is essential in understanding Christology.

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Jesus' Divinity and Ancient Taxonomies of Divinity

Mike Bird discusses his latest book, Jesus Among the Gods, where he explores the concept of early Christology in the Greco-Roman world through the lens of ancient taxonomies of divinity. He argues that understanding the nature of deity and the categories used to describe divine beings in antiquity is crucial to understanding how Jesus was understood as divine in the New Testament.

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