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Hal Taussig and Brandon Scott: After Jesus Before Christianity

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December 26, 2021


Shmuel Rosner chats with Hal Taussig and Brandon Scott about their latest book: “After Jesus Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movements.”

Hal Taussig is Visiting Professor of New Testament at Union Theological Seminary in New York and co-pastor at Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church and the author and co-author of numerous works, including ‘Jesus Before God’, ‘Re-imagining Life Together in America’ and ‘Jesus and Wisdom’s Feast’.

Bernard Brandon Scott is the author and editor of many books, including The Real Paul: Recovering His Radical Challenge and The Trouble with Resurrection. A charter member of the Jesus Seminar, he is chair of Westar’s newly established Christianity Seminar. He served as chair of the Bible in Ancient and Modern Media Section of the Society of Biblical Literature, as well as a member of several SBL Seminars including the Parable Seminar and Historical Jesus Seminar.

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