Ep 201 - Tucker S. Ferda "Jesus and His Promised Second Coming" pt. 2

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:religion, Judaism, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Islam, Religion, Hinduism, Buddhism

4.5 • 816 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Join host John Williamson in part two of an enlightening discussion with Tucker S. Furda about his new book, "Jesus and His Promised Second Coming, Jewish Eschatology and Christian Origins." Furda, an associate professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, delves into the intricate topics of the Gospels, Eschatology, and early Christian beliefs. Explore how historical figures like Paul navigated internal disagreements within the Jesus movement, and the widespread belief in Jesus's return. Furda addresses fascinating questions around the resurrection and shares insights from the Gospel narratives, particularly focusing on Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John. Discover Furda’s perspective on the ongoing scholarly debate about New Testament sources and his argument that evidence of Jesus's second coming traces back to Jesus himself. This episode also highlights the impact of Christian anti-Judaism on historical research, inviting listeners to rethink traditional interpretations. Engage with thoughtful insights into early Christianity, informed by Jesus's teachings and prophetic traditions. This conversation is perfect for anyone interested in history, theology, and the modern implications of ancient texts.

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0:00.0	Oh, church, when did we lose our way?
0:11.6	Welcome to the Deconstructionist podcast.
0:13.7	I'm your host, John Williamson, and we're back with part two of my interview with Tucker S. Ferda.
0:19.4	Tucker just released a brand new book called Jesus and His
0:22.1	Promised Second Coming, Jewish eschatology and Christian Origins. It's fantastic. The Ford was written
0:27.5	by another guest of the podcast, D.L. C. Allison Jr. Fantastic book. Really interesting look
0:33.8	into the Second Coming and the references in the Bible. But Tucker is an associate professor
0:39.8	of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. His research interests include the Gospels,
0:45.1	the historical Jesus, the history of New Testament research, Second Temple Judaism,
0:50.2	eschatology, and hermeneutics. His other publications include the book Jesus, the Gospels, and the
0:55.3	Galilean Crisis. Check it out. We will have all the relevant links in the show notes. So without further
1:01.4	ado, here is the conclusion of my interview with Tucker, Friekin, Ferda.
1:06.8	No church. Tell me what may And that's And that's probably surprising to some people, because I know there's, you know, Paul is a kind of controversial figure.
1:26.1	And, you know, a lot of people are like,
1:28.9	well, Paul didn't even really know Jesus personally. And so how can he propose to represent
1:34.2	Jesus' teachings and what Jesus actually intended and these sorts of things versus
1:38.3	disciples who actually walked alongside him? And so like it becomes sort of, I would imagine problematic from a historical
1:46.5	perspective to kind of determine, you know, Paul's view on Jesus versus, you know, maybe Matthew
1:52.6	or Luke or someone like that who actually knew Jesus and worked alongside him. Yeah. I mean,
1:58.1	it is tricky. And I think that is my interest in Paul really is not so much what Paul himself has to say about the second coming of Jesus.
2:06.9	It, I'm, I'm, that that's important, obviously, but I'm really interested in kind of what we can infer about the wider Jesus movement based upon how he talks about this.
2:16.5	So, because you're, you just mentioned like, you know,
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