How Jesus Became God

Uncover the extraordinary story behind an idea that has shaped our civilization: the Christian belief that Jesus of Nazareth was none other than God the Almighty.

• By This Professor
• 01: Jesus-The Man Who Became God
• 02: Greco-Roman Gods Who Became Human
• 03: Humans as Gods in the Greco-Roman World
• 04: Gods Who Were Human in Ancient Judaism
• 05: Ancient Jews Who Were Gods
• 06: The Life and Teachings of Jesus
• 07: Did Jesus Think He Was God?
• 08: The Death of Jesus-Historical Certainties
• 09: Jesus's Death-What Historians Can't Know
• 10: The Resurrection-What Historians Can't Know
• 11: What History Reveals about the Resurrection
• 12: The Disciples' Visions of Jesus
• 13: Jesus's Exaltation-Earliest Christian Views
• 14: The Backward Movement of Christology
• 15: Paul's View-Christ's Elevated Divinity
• 16: John's View-The Word Made Human
• 17: Was Christ Human? The Docetic View
• 18: The Divided Christ of the Separationists
• 19: Christ's Dual Nature-Proto-Orthodoxy
• 20: The Birth of the Trinity
• 21: The Arian Controversy
• 22: The Conversion of Constantine
• 23: The Council of Nicea
• 24: Once Jesus Became God