The Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Iceberg Explained

Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection is probably the most well-known story in Western culture, but the story goes MUCH deeper than most people realize. Here I explore the historical Jesus, differences and contradictions in the gospel accounts, little-known facts surrounding the story, textual variants of the New Testament, Christian apocryphal narratives, and more, with some help from New Testament scholar Dr. Bart Ehrman. This is the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Iceberg: explained.

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Writers:
Dr. Ian Mills
Drew

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[uncleanunicorn]

And then I realized how much richer the study of the Bible can be, once you start studying it in a mythological / cultural context, rather than tying yourself in knots to make it literally true.

[EatitHarvey]

It's so nice seeing athiests, former Christians, Christians of all sects, and newcomers in the comment section and agree in one thing:

Studying the cultural impact of Christianity, and it's history, is really, really freakin' interesting.

[stevenscott]

I've lived in the South all my life, and can confirm that the 98% of our population who are Christian genuinely don't think I've ever been told about this Jesus guy in my five decades here... or spotted the 200 little buildings in our county with crosses on them... or seen any of the billboards... or...

[GalacticGamerYT]

Hey Drew, I'm also from the American south, Alabama specifically. 20 seconds in and you're right! You can't even go on a single road without finding a church around here. You just encouraged me to act completely ignorant the next time someone asks, "Do you know Jesus?". I will confidentially act like this is the first time I've ever heard of him.

[ryseely]

Drew, you've convinced me. As an atheists raised fundamentalist christian, I've held on to my biblical upbringing. Most of the time, my biblical knowledge is shared at parties with other atheists who don't know as much about the bible. The story of Job is a particular favorite when everyone is blasted. With this video, I'm embracing that I am an atheist bible enthusiast. Thanks for the great content!

[lysander]

"religious traditions abhor a vacuum"

Ah, yes, this explains all of the named side characters on the Star Wars wiki.

[pokemonfanthings]

I was raised Catholic, went to Catholic school, and became an atheist in college (I mean I never believed in the first place lol). However I am interested in history, historical fiction, and myth. So this was a treat. I just found this channel.
I’m impressed by this and I learned a lot even though I thought I knew almost everything on this subject already

[chronochrome]

Given the day this came out, I was fully expecting this to be a list like "Did you know Jesus may have pioneered early rap?" Instead, I get a bunch I've heard before, and quite a bit I hadn't. Absolutely stellar video.

[joshkresnik]

I’m a Christian who’s enthusiastically read the teachings of Jesus but I also enjoy listening to discussions and lectures from both ends either religious or historical or scientific, as well as atheist and agnostic discussions, from people like Owen Morgan (telltale), friendly atheist, Dr. Thomas J. Kindell, among others. It doesn’t shake my faith but it broadens my overall view and scope of what the gospel talks about and how it can be interpreted

[dragonspartan]

I've learned more about Christianity after i've became a atheist then when I was (admittedly not a devout) Christian thanks to channels that cover the whole spectrum of the bible and it's history.

[deathbydank]

As an atheist turned catholic I always love hearing people give a non-biased view of the story of Christ. I love the the implementation of historical and scientific evidence when it comes to biblical stories is becoming a more accepted practice as I’ve always believed that God and Christ would want me to look into my faith, rather than take everything written or spoken at face value. Researching religion was something Christ did and I believe he’d want his followers to do the same. Fantastic video mate.

[thecyberhedgehog]

As a somewhat religious Jew, Dr. Erhman gave a great non-biased explanation of the Jewish perspective of Jesus.

[BONETOASTER]

I’ve REALLY been enjoying this kick you’ve been on of early Christian perspective and history stuff. Learning about defunct Christian sect ideologies and things in that realm isn’t something I knew I’d have so much interest in! Thanks dude 👍

[kaseywahl]

After my deconversion, which happened slowly over the course of about 10 years, there's a strange comfort in coming back to Christian texts and theology, though reading through the lens of scrutiny I've cultivated in that time.

It's a relief. It's empowering. Strangely, it's also comforting and familiar.

I'm still unpacking some of it.

Thanks for all of your work. I've been really enjoying these.

[Acceptablehandleaheada.-_]

As someone who is learning how to engage in civil, non-aggressive convos with the opposing side, I find your content helpful and inspirational. You definitely have a lot of experience but also know how to express it in a way that shows your unbiased understanding. There's a lot of cool stuff on your channel too, just wanted to mention.

[samanthahayman]

The deeper you went, the more the story resembled fan-fiction attempting to plug the gaping holes in a plot line.

I always assumed the 'blaming' of the Jews for the crucifixion was more about exonerating the Romans by passing the buck on to the only other available candidates. Necessary if you want your sect to succeed in a Rome dominated world, after all being Roman was a much a mind-set as anything else, everyone who was anyone was a Roman citizen, even if they'd never been anywhere near Rome. I doubt Christianity would have broken out of the 'religion for slaves' category, to eventually become the state religion if the Romans had been the 'baddies'.

[QuinnPrice]

I love Dr. Ehrman’s approach. He and scholars like him place truth as the prize rather than belief reinforcement. Thank you for your insights on this important topic.

[p.moorewilson]

I love that you ended this with ‘Remember to be kind to others in the comments.” Some of the best ‘Christian-like’ I people know are atheists... 🙏🙏🙏

[willm]

Just found this channel, WOW! Was raised southern baptist and never really “believed” it.. when I was 16 I fell in love with physics and instantly knew I’ve been an atheist my whole life without really knowing.. I never digested the “kool aid” from church and thought I was a bad person, an outcast because I couldn’t come to believe like everyone around me. Am 34 now and still in love with physics.. the way you go about deconstructing is amazing. You do it THE right way…thank you brother!