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Was Jesus an apocalyptic prophet? Was Jesus an apocalyptic prophet?
Jesus was an apocalyptic prophet Jesus was an apocalyptic prophet
Jesus was not an apocalyptic prophet Jesus was not an apocalyptic prophet
If Jesus' beliefs were made up, they would have been more believable If Jesus' beliefs were made up, they would have been more believable
The apocalyptic continuum means that Jesus must have been apocalyptic The apocalyptic continuum means that Jesus must have been apocalyptic
Jesus' life is a testament to the fact that he was an apocalyptic prophet Jesus' life is a testament to the fact that he was an apocalyptic prophet
Jesus was a failed apocalyptic prophet Jesus was a failed apocalyptic prophet
Jesus' apocalypticism was retrojected into the gospels by the Early Christian Church Jesus' apocalypticism was retrojected into the gospels by the Early Christian Church
Jesus was actually preaching realised eschatology Jesus was actually preaching realised eschatology
Other sources show Jesus to have been non-apocalyptic Other sources show Jesus to have been non-apocalyptic
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Was Jesus an apocalyptic prophet?
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Jesus was not an apocalyptic prophet

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Jesus was actually preaching realised eschatology

One of the key beliefs in traditional apocalypticism was that the eschaton was arriving imminently. Jesus is actually preaching realised eschatology and therefore wasn't an apocalyptic prophet
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