DiscoverWithin Reason#126 Was Jesus an Ancient Magician? - Religion for Breakfast
#126 Was Jesus an Ancient Magician? - Religion for Breakfast

#126 Was Jesus an Ancient Magician? - Religion for Breakfast

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Andrew Mark Henry is a scholar of religious studies. His research focus is early Christianity and late Roman religion. He earned his PhD at Boston University.His YouTube channel is "Religion for Breakfast", find it here.


Timestamps:

0:00 - Was Jesus a Magician?

3:35 - The Origins of ‘Magic’

10:02 - Celsus, Christianity’s Earliest Critic

16:35 - The Wise Magi

19:59 - Did Jesus Use a Wand?

30:22 - Curses, Rituals, and Magical Formulas

40:43 - What Kind of “Magus” Was Jesus?

43:52 - Was Jesus a Freelance Ritual Expert?

48:34 - Charisma and the Origin of Exorcism

53:03 - Grimoires: The Magic of the Written Word

01:08:40 - The Religion Department

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#126 Was Jesus an Ancient Magician? - Religion for Breakfast

#126 Was Jesus an Ancient Magician? - Religion for Breakfast

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