Jesus and His Jewish Influences

Embark upon an in-depth investigation of the ancient world that Jesus was born into, and discover what effect it had upon his life and ministry in this course taught by an award-winning professor.

• By This Professor
• 01: Jesus and Judaism
• 02: Sacred Mountains and Law Giving in Judaism
• 03: The United and Divided Israelite Kingdoms
• 04: The Destruction of Solomon's Temple
• 05: The Jewish and Samaritan Schism
• 06: The Jewish Diaspora and the Golden Rule
• 07: Alexander the Great's Impact on the Jews
• 08: Jews and Greek Rule: The Heliodorus Affair
• 09: Desolating Sacrilege and the Maccabean Revolt
• 10: Apocalyptic Works and the "Son of Man"
• 11: Jesus's Jewish Lineage
• 12: Was Jesus a Pharisee?
• 13: Jewish Ritual Purity: The Sons of Light
• 14: The Dead Sea Scrolls: Earliest Hebrew Bible
• 15: Was Jesus an Essene?
• 16: The Hebrew Scriptures and the Septuagint
• 17: The Reign of Herod the Great
• 18: Pontius Pilate: A Roman Prefect
• 19: Anarchy in Judea
• 20: Jesus's Prophecy: Jerusalem's Destruction
• 21: Flavius Josephus: Witness to 1st Century A.D .
• 22: Rabbinic Judaism's Traditions about Jesus
• 23: Jesus's Apocalyptic Outlook
• 24: Jesus's Teachings and Sayings in Context