Classic Replay: The divinity of Jesus with Christian Richard Bauckham and sceptic James Crossley

Unbelievable?

Premier Unbelievable?

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Many have suggested that Christian belief in the divinity and worship of Jesus as God was a late development, and that Jesus' early followers did not regard him as being equal with God. So was Jesus merely regarded as an ‘elevated’ being? Was high Christology at odds with the Jewish monotheism of the first century? New Testament scholar Richard Bauckham argues against these views. His book ‘Jesus and the God of Israel’ claims that the worship of Jesus as God was both very Jewish and very early. Agnostic scholar James Crossley contests Richard's claims. Originally broadcast 10th October 2009. For Richard Bauckham visit http://www.ridley.cam.ac.uk/people/rbauckham.html For James Crossley see http://shef.ac.uk/bibs/staff/jgc.html If you enjoyed this programme you may also enjoy: Unbelievable? 29 Aug 2009 - Richard Bauckham on the Gospels - pt 1: Richard Bauckham and James Crossley https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yec6j-f8a603?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share Unbelievable? 24 Jan 2009 - How did Christianity begin?" Pt 2 - James Crossley & Michael Bird https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hbk78-f5a058?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share USA listeners check out our new USA website for exclusive resources and to support us: http://www.unbelievable.show Subscribe to our newsletter and receive the free Unbelievable? e-book ‘In Conversation With…’ https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter Support the show: https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportunbelievable For more faith debates visit http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UnbelievableJB Twitter https://twitter.com/unbelievablejb Insta https://www.instagram.com/justin.brierley

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	You're listening to Unbelievable, with Justin Brielly.
0:16.7	I'm Ruth Jackson, part of the unbelievable team and you are listening to a classic replay
0:21.0	programme from the archives.
0:23.0	The episode you are about to hear was first broadcast on Premier Christian Radio on 10 October
0:28.3	2009.
0:29.3	For the third classic replay in a row, it features Christian Richard Borkham and Skeptic
0:34.7	James Crossley.
0:36.0	In this episode, the two Bible scholars discuss the question of Jesus' divinity.
0:41.0	You can get in touch with the show and listen to more episodes at premierChristianRadio.com
0:46.2	slash unbelievable.
0:47.8	Well, for many years, critics of Christianity have suggested that belief in Jesus' divinity
0:56.4	and the worship of Him must have been a late development in the Christian faith.
1:01.8	It's simply inconsistent, they say, with Jewish monotheism that the church was born into.
1:07.0	So did the idea of Jesus' divinity develop late?
1:10.6	Or was it there from the very beginning?
1:12.8	Well, answering the critics today, Richard Borkham returns to the show.
1:17.1	His new book, Jesus and the God of Israel claims that the worship of Jesus, as God, was both
1:22.2	very Jewish and very early.
1:24.8	And now, why is he debates today with non-Christian New Testament scholar James Crossley?
1:28.8	Yes, they're both returned to the studio.
1:31.0	Let's find out what they think about this whole subject of Christology.
1:35.8	Well, it's my great pleasure to welcome to the studio once more today, James Crossley
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Premier Unbelievable?, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Premier Unbelievable? and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.