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Jesus Christ: Historical Materialism, Class Conflict, and the Jesus Movement

Jesus Christ: Historical Materialism, Class Conflict, and the Jesus Movement

FromRevolutionary Left Radio


Jesus Christ: Historical Materialism, Class Conflict, and the Jesus Movement

FromRevolutionary Left Radio

ratings:
Length:
120 minutes
Released:
May 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Professors James Crossley and Robert J. Myles join Breht to discuss their fascinating work "Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict" put out by Zero Book.  Together, they discuss their application of historical materalism to the life of Jesus, the difficulty of studying and sourcing the ancient past, the gospels and what they offer (as well as how they differ from one another), the mode of production and major classes of Jesus' era, John the Baptist and his ideological influence on the Jesus Movement, Jewish Millenarianism, Jesus' crucifiction, the Jesus Movement after Jesus' execution (and purported resurrection), and much more!      Robert's website: https://www.robertjmyles.com/   James' website: https://censamm.org/about/people/crossley   Robert's Twitter: @robertjmyles   Robert's Substack: https://robertjmyles.substack.com/   James' work on John Ball and the English uprising of 1381: https://johnball1381.org/     Outro music: "All My Tears" by Ane Brun   Support Rev Left Radio: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio
Released:
May 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Discussing political philosophy, current events, activism, and the inevitable historical downfall of capitalism from a revolutionary leftist perspective.