The Importance of Historical Jesus Studies (The Historical Jesus Part 1)

Some of you may recall from my Ecumenical Councils series that the Church spent hundreds of years discussing, deliberating, and murdering each other over the identity of Christ. There’s a big difference between Jesus being some wise guy and Him being the incarnate Son of God. Even within His divinity, if you believe in that, there are huge differences between a hippy messiah and a political-revolutionary one. This is why historical Jesus studies are important. To know Jesus means to know His character, as well as the time period He lived in.