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