mseddy posted: " Happy New Year and Happy Sunday! "Youtube U" is a derisive term that usually describes "keyboard warriors" who "do their research" by falling down online conspiracy rabbit holes rife with misogyny, white supremacy, anti-intellectualism, anti-science," Citizen Teacher
"Youtube U" is a derisive term that usually describes "keyboard warriors" who "do their research" by falling down online conspiracy rabbit holes rife with misogyny, white supremacy, anti-intellectualism, anti-science, and other harmful ideologies. But I actually do attend "Youtube U" on a daily basis, studying with scholars from universities around the world. High-quality content from experts with extensive experience in the field is available there, right alongside the shit tons of nonsense--BUT it's there, and I'm here for it!
Let's ring in the new year with some godless scholars whose conversation reveals the very human, almost mundane origin of the Jesus story about the pending apocalypse and subsequent upgraded rebirth for humanity. In less than 20 minutes, in clear, down-to-earth language, MythVision Podcast host, Derek, and Dr. Paula Fredriksen demystify and humanize Jesus, and show how common individuals like him were in the time and place in which he lived as well as throughout human history.
Like Derek, there was a time when my life was centered on Jesus and the coming apocalypse, and it resulted in a lot of trauma. I de-converted in the mid-1980s, but I've only been able to deconstruct and heal from the cult with the rise of the internet and the discussions among other exvangelicals. It's an ongoing process, and I continue to be interested in the history of religions and the stories they tell. I am deeply thankful for the online Unbeliever community. I learn from them every day--and it's a lot of fun!
MythVision has a tremendous catalog of content, and the quality of the conversations and videos has improved as Derek learns more about making videos. I think this one is one of his BEST, and I felt like giving it a standing ovation when it ended--too soon! I could listen to Dr. Fredriksen for hours, and I look forward to doing so!
From the Description: Jesus Is A Failed Apocalyptic Prophet
MythVision made a special trip to Boston USA to interview Paula Fredriksen. I recorded 12 sessions with Dr. Fredriksen discussing her work in New Testament studies. Thanks to those who helped fund this trip via GoFundMe I was able to make history. Their names are at the outro of every video with Paula. Paula Fredriksen, the Aurelio Professor of Scripture emerita at Boston University, since 2009 has been Distinguished Visiting Professor of Comparative Religion at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, she also holds two honorary doctorates in theology and religious studies. She has published widely on the social and intellectual history of ancient Christianity, and on pagan-Jewish-Christian relations in the Roman Empire. Author of Augustine on Romans (1982) and From Jesus to Christ (1988; 2000), her Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews, won a 1999 National Jewish Book Award. More recently, she has explored the development of Christian anti-Judaism, and Augustine's singular response to it, in Augustine and the Jews: A Christian Defense of Jews and Judaism (2010); and has investigated the shifting conceptions of God and of humanity in Sin: The Early History of an Idea (2012). Her latest study, Paul: The Pagans' Apostle (2017), places Paul's Jewish messianic message to gentiles within the wider world of ancient Mediterranean culture.
I hope 2023 comes on softly and treats you well all year long. Be well, dear Reader.
Happy Sunday! Happy New Year!
lisa eddy (she/her) is a writer, outdoor educator, and musician.
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