"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth Hanson Dr. Kenneth Hanson

The Jesus Matrix #12 It has to do with King Herod the great, the Romans, the Pharisees and Sadducees, the Essene sect, and two catastrophic revolts that turned Jerusalem's great temple into a smoldering ruin and turned ancient Israel into a wasteland. In the final analysis, Jesus becomes a “matrix” for examining a whole gamut of religious, political and social phenomena relevant not only to ancient Judaism. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/

The Jesus Dynasty #11 If it's true that Christian tradition completely divorced Jesus from his own people, his culture, and his religious environment, how did this come about? How did Christianity become a separate religion? Let's have a look at how the Nazarene movement evolved after Jesus, digging deep in to the misconceptions that are still rampant, and deconstructing them, one at a time. Clearly, we still have a lot of work to do. Let's get started… Dr. Kenneth Hanson

Who Killed Jesus? #10 Why was Yeshua AKA Jesus executed? For claiming to be the Messiah? For claiming to be God? Who was responsible? And why should we care? Is this a Jewish issue? Actually, it is, because the charge “Christ-killers” was repeated across Christian Europe for the next two millennia, even to the present day. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/

Kabbalah and Jesus #9 Kabbalah, properly understood as Jewish mysticism, is an ancient tradition rooted in supernatural encounters with divine beings, and deeply connected with miraculous healing. Question: Was the historical Jesus an ancient Kabbalist of sorts, on his own mystical path, or a down-to-earth teacher of what later became rabbinic Judaism? Brittle answers are easy to come by; it's asking the right questions that raises the bar.Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/

The Kingdom of Heaven #8 The very words “Kingdom of Heaven” conjure up notions of choirs of angels, and a place where good people go when they die. But what did the ancient Israelite Sages mean when they used the terminology? What did Jesus of Nazareth mean by the “Kingdom of Heaven,” which was likely his most central message, and at the very heart of his teaching? Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/

The Zealots and Jesus #7 Roman control over the region is unstable, and its tolerance for the Jews there is destined to come to a violent end. In those days, a revolutionary current has arisen, and turns to ousting all foreign occupiers, with the clarion call of Leviticus 25:10: “Proclaim liberty throughout the land.” The Zealot party, that happens to be headquartered in the Galilee, has quickly morphed into a serious revolutionary movement. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/