Was Jesus an Ancient Magician? - Religion for Breakfast

Exclusive NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/withinreason. Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee. For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com. To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic VIDEO NOTES Andrew Mark Henry is a scholar of religious studies. His research focus is early Christianity and late Roman religion. He earned his PhD at Boston University. His YouTube channel is "Religion for Breakfast", find it here: ‪@ReligionForBreakfast‬ LINKS Check out the Religion Department for accessible and flexible academic courses on religion: https://www.religiondepartment.com/hi... TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Was Jesus a Magician? 3:35 - The Origins of ‘Magic’ 10:02 - Celsus, Christianity’s Earliest Critic 16:35 - The Wise Magi 19:59 - Did Jesus Use a Wand? 30:22 - Curses, Rituals, and Magical Formulas 40:43 - What Kind of “Magus” Was Jesus? 43:52 - Was Jesus a Freelance Ritual Expert? 48:34 - Charisma and the Origin of Exorcism 53:03 - Grimoires: The Magic of the Written Word 01:08:40 - The Religion Department CONNECT My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter:   / cosmicskeptic   Facebook:   / cosmicskeptic   Instagram:   / cosmicskeptic   TikTok: @CosmicSkeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... CONTACT Business email: [email protected] Brand enquiries: [email protected] ------------------------------------------