How Scholars Know Jesus Lived - Dr. M. David Litwa

#DavidLitwa #JesusChrist #JesusExisted Dr. David Litwa is a scholar of ancient Mediterranean religions with a focus on the New Testament and early Christianity. His current research question focuses on why some early Christian groups (so-called gnostic and Marcionites) came up with the idea of an evil creator. He has recently completed a project comparing ancient angelification and daimonification in dialogue with modern posthuman transformation. Before joining Australian Catholic University, he taught at Virginia Tech, the College of William & Mary, and the University of Virginia (UVA). In 2012, he received a Ph.D. from the Religious Studies department at University of Virginia. Prior to that he received an Master of Divinity at Emory University and a Masters of Theology at Duke University. Currently he became a member of the Steering Committee of the Bible, Myth, and Myth Theory Group at the Society of Biblical Literature, as well as a member of the Society of New Testament Studies (SNTS). https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=68... https://mdavidlitwa.wordpress.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 4:44 Paul's Epistle to the Galatians 8:00 Jesus was seen by the pillars 18:06 The Testimonium Flavianum 21:10 I don't Like It, Therefore It's Interpolated 28:47 The Ascension of Isaiah 38:00 The Virgin Birth 42:40 Jesus Didn't Die in Outerspace 49:20 The Romans Knew About Jesus 51:10 The Martyrdom of James 58:48 Outro Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @history-valley   Twitter: @Jacob56723278 Email: [email protected] https://www.patreon.com/HistoryValley... Discord server   / discord   PayPal Link https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Jacob... Centurions For Paul Facebook Group   / 957292477950756