Was Jesus just a… Rabbi? David Lister & David Instone-Brewer - Unbelievable?

2013-12-21T00:00:00+00:00

The second of three shows debating the identity of Jesus. Orthodox Rabbi David Lister talks to New Testament scholar David Instone-Brewer.

They discuss the rabbinic credentials of Jesus and why they differ on whether he was the messiah of the Jews.

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