My friend Greg Monette is hosting another excellent debate/discussion at St. Mary’s University and Acadia Univerisy in Nova Scota. Last time he moderated Craig A. Evans and Bart D. Ehrman’s discussion over the historical accuracy of the Gospels. This time he is moderating Michael R. Licona (Houston Baptist University) and Dale B. Martin (Yale University) as they discuss whether Jesus resurrected from the dead on the first night and whether Jesus thought of himself as divine on the second night.
Did Jesus Really Rise Physically from the Dead? will be held at St. Mary’s University’s McNally Theatre Auditorium (923 Robie St., Halifax, NS) on Thursday, October 18th at 7 pM.
Did Jesus Believe He Was Divine? will be held at Acadia University’s Denton Hall Auditorim (Wolfsville, NS) on Friday, October 19th at 7 PM.
You can learn more at religionsoup.ca.
August 30, 2012 at 7:53 am
I thought Martin was a Christian, so it’s somewhat surprising to me that he would argue the negative in these discussions with Licona. Perhaps he’s only playing devil’s advocate.
For what it’s worth, the lectures that Martin gave for his course on the New Testament at Yale are freely available on YouTube. However, he seems to consistently go out of his way to dismiss evangelical conclusions in his lectures, even when it’s not all that appropriate, so they definitely aren’t for everyone.
August 30, 2012 at 9:38 am
Maybe we will argue some sort of nuanced view, like Borg’s?
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