Added the one hundred fifth The Freethinker Podcast YouTube Interview with John Dominic Crossan on Why Paul Didn’t Initially Believe that Jesus was God (2026) to The Freethinker Podcast page under Resources on the Secular Web.
Join host Edouard Tahmizian for another one-hour interview with distinguished biblical scholar and former Jesus Seminar co-chair John Dominic Crossan on why Paul did not initially believe that Jesus was God. Tahmizian raises the question of why, if early Christians had really been touting an empty tomb as proof of Jesus’ resurrection, Paul remained unconvinced of his resurrection for so long? A similar question is raised by the claim in 1 Corinthians that the resurrected Jesus appeared to 500 witnesses. Is any part of this claim historical, or is it a later interpolation? And is the account of Paul being called out by early Christians for abandoning the law of Moses historical, allegedly for teaching that repentance and belief in Jesus was all that was necessary for salvation? Finally, is there any reason to think that the historical Jesus believed that he was an eternal divine being, God the Father and Creator of the universe? Tune in for a lively discussion of these and other conundrums that have weighed on Christian theologians for thousands of years!