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Who Is Jesus?

PF logo Pict 2 Who Is Jesus? What was Jesus' self-awareness and what did he say about himself to others? What are the two categories of Jesus’ teachings? Which category is the most controversial? What was C. S. Lewis’ trilemma regarding who Jesus was? What three groups of people in the gospels represent the three positions in the trilemma? How do people often try to avoid being caught in Lewis’ trilemma? In what ways did Jesus make implicit claims to Messiahship and Deity? Did Jesus ever make any explicit claims to be the Messiah or to be God? What are meant by the Gospel references to the Son of God and the Son of Man? Why is it not possible to exclude Jesus’ claims from the historical accounts of his life? How do New Age adherents attempt to redefine Jesus and thereby escape from Lewis’ trilemma? How do attempts to attribute gnostic/pantheistic teachings to Jesus ignore his historical context?
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