The Politics of Jesus - Dr. Mark Allan Powell

The Politics of Jesus - A lecture by Dr. Mark Allan Powell recorded at Jacob's Porch, college ministry located at The Ohio State University. Go to www.jacobsporch.com to learn more.

Outline:

0:00-5:22 - Introduction to Historical Jesus Studies. Even though Dr. Powell is known as a Jesus Freak with a PhD in academic circles, we asked him to put on his Historical Jesus hat for this lecture. So as a historian, Dr. Powell engages with Jesus as a historical figure to this crowd that was a mix of christians, spiritual nones and atheists
5:22-47:00 - The Politics of Jesus examining Jesus presumed attitude towards politics and his role as a Social Revolutionary. Jesus confronted the honor and shame culture of his day reversing attitudes towards slavery, poverty and power.
47:00 1:17:00 - Examining historical evidence Dr. Powell discuss how Jesus dealt with sex trafficking.