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Paul states an allegedly early Christian Creed in 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 that some scholars date within a few years of the crucifixion - how does one date such a creed when it only appears once in Paul's writings?

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Did the early Christian shift away from practicing Jewish law come about from anything Jesus historically taught or was it purely motivated as a means to integrate non-Jewish members into the Christian religion?

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How did the mythicist view of Jesus arise?

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Was Barabbas an historical figure or a literary mechanism?

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Were the infancy and childhood narratives of Christ later interpolations or is it possible the Gospel writers interviewed contemporary witnesses of Christ's younger years?

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Where does the tradition that Mary was a teenage girl and Joseph an older guardian figure come from - was this a common relationship at the time?

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How did Jewish Christians and the earliest disciples of Jesus theologically square the idea of a resurrection within their religious tradition?

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Under Roman rule, the majority of crucified victims were denied proper burial, often thrown into a communal pit - given this, how credible do historians take the story to be of Jesus's burial in a tomb to be?

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Paul states an allegedly early Christian Creed in 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 that some scholars date within a few years of the crucifixion - how does one date such a creed when it only appears once in Paul's writings?	5
Did the early Christian shift away from practicing Jewish law come about from anything Jesus historically taught or was it purely motivated as a means to integrate non-Jewish members into the Christian religion?	5
How did the mythicist view of Jesus arise?	2
Was Barabbas an historical figure or a literary mechanism?	2
Were the infancy and childhood narratives of Christ later interpolations or is it possible the Gospel writers interviewed contemporary witnesses of Christ's younger years?	2
Where does the tradition that Mary was a teenage girl and Joseph an older guardian figure come from - was this a common relationship at the time?	1
How did Jewish Christians and the earliest disciples of Jesus theologically square the idea of a resurrection within their religious tradition?	1
Under Roman rule, the majority of crucified victims were denied proper burial, often thrown into a communal pit - given this, how credible do historians take the story to be of Jesus's burial in a tomb to be?	0