About the lecture

In this module, we examine the role of scriptural proofs in Jesus’ teachings, focusing in particular on (i) the language of tradition in the Pauline letters concerning Jesus’ death and resurrection (ii) citations of scripture in the openings of the Gospels of Mark and Luke (iii) the significance of the reference to Genesis in the opening of the Gospel of John (iv) the evidence of the earliest theology of the Church as scriptural from Testimony Books (v) the theologising of the suffering of Jesus.

About the lecturer

James Carleton Paget is a lecturer in New Testament Studies at the University of Cambridge. His research interests are research interests in Jewish-Christian relations in antiquity, ancient Jewish Christianity, inter-testamental Judaism and the history of ancient biblical interpretation. His publications include Jews, Christians and Jewish Christians in Antiquity (2010) and The Epistle of Barnabas: Outlook and Background (1994)