How Jesus Became God

What the summary covers

1. How a Human Came to Be Called God1 min
2. Divine Humans in Greece and Rome2 min
3. Divine Figures in Ancient Judaism3 min
4. The Historical Jesus3 min
5. The Resurrection Traditions2 min
6. Visions and Exaltation2 min
7. The Earliest Recoverable Christologies2 min
8. A Divine Being Becomes Human2 min
9. Competing Christian Answers2 min
10. The Road to Nicea2 min
11. What Followed2 min

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