Transfigured | Dr James McGrath on Christology in the Gospel of John @transfigured3673 | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Dr. James McGrath is a Professor of Religion at Bulter University. He is a widely respected expert on Early Christian History, Christology, and the New Testament. In this conversation we discuss the Gospel of John and it's Christology. We focus mostly on the contents of his book "John's Apologetic Christology". We mention James Dunn, NT Wright, Richard Bauckham, Larry Hurtado, The Mandaeans, Lydia McGrew, Justin Martyr, Arius of Alexandria, Fr Stephen DeYoung, Philo of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, The Book of Enoch, and more.

Link to Podcast Version: https://anchor.fm/transfigured-sam/episodes/Dr-James-McGrath-on-Christology-in-the-Gospel-of-John-e1fth76

John's Apologetic Christology: amazon.com/Johns-Apologetic-Christology-Legitimation-Development/dp/0521803489
Dr. McGrath's twitter: twitter.com/religionprof
Dr. McGrath's blog: patheos.com/blogs/religionprof
Dr. McGrath's Youtube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UClOdSlk7Rb7XIYTgZKSH-Mw
Dr. McGrath's works repository: works.bepress.com/jamesmcgrath
Video of Mandaean Baptism: youtube.com/watch?v=TF_vKco3PHc

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:11:40 - Background on the Gospel of John
00:20:30 - The Jewish setting of the Gospel of John
00:30:30 - John the Baptist, Mandaeanism, Gnosticism, and the Temple
00:56:30 - Jewish Monotheism
01:06:00 - Two Powers in Heaven
01:14:30 - Jewish Agency and Jesus in John
01:22:00 - Jesus as 'god'
01:25:45 - Ascending, Descending, Revelation, and the Spirit
01:35:15 - The Prologue of John
01:41:30 - Closing Remarks