{"id":2577,"date":"2021-10-19T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-19T00:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bartdehrman.com\/?page_id=2577"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:08:51","slug":"did-jesus-call-himself-god","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bartehrman.com\/did-jesus-call-himself-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Jesus Call Himself God \u2013 Live Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[tcb-script src=&#8221;https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js&#8221;][\/tcb-script]<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><strong>Note: the video above announced a live seminar which we have already recorded. You can get immediate access to the course now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"\">join dr. bart ehrman<\/p>\n<h1 data-fontsize=\"50\" data-lineheight=\"60px\" style=\"text-align: left; --fontSize:50;\"><strong>did jesus THINK hE WAS god?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Online mini-course of a video lecture Bart recorded for a live webinar. &nbsp;Includes Q&amp;A, video, audio, and additional reading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><strong>BONUS! <\/strong> Includes Lifetime Access!<\/p>\n<h2 data-fontsize=\"44\" data-lineheight=\"52.8px\" style=\"--fontSize:44; line-height: 1.2; text-align: left;\"><strong>Did Jesus THINK HE WAS God? A Closer Look at the Evidence<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Soon after Jesus\u2019 death, his disciples claimed that he was God<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>What did they mean by that? Was he the One and Only God, Yahweh?&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Did they think he was God before he died, during his public ministry?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">Did he himself think so? Did he say so?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"\"><span style=\"\">In this lecture, we look at what the evidence actually tells us<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bart Ehrman on CNN Special\" data-id=\"1765\" width=\"400\" data-init-width=\"400\" height=\"330\" data-init-height=\"330\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartdehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/bart-ehrman-cnn-special.jpg\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"330\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 400 \/ 330;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"\">2 MILLION+<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"\">2 M+<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Books and Courses Sold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"\">6<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><strong>New York Times Best Sellers<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"\">100&#8217;S<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Public Lectures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2188\" width=\"494\" data-init-width=\"500\" height=\"371\" data-init-height=\"375\" title=\"Bart Ehrman - Author and Speaker\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartdehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bart-Ehrman-Author-and-Speaker.png\" data-width=\"494\" data-height=\"371\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 500 \/ 375;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-fontsize=\"38\" data-lineheight=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: center; --fontSize:38;\"><strong><span style=\"\">ABOUT BART<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"\">Dr. Bart D. Ehrman has written or edited thirty-three books, including six New York Times bestsellers: &nbsp;<strong><em>How Jesus Became God, Misquoting Jesus, God\u2019s Problem, Jesus Interrupted, Forged<\/em>, and <em>The Triumph of Christianity<\/em><\/strong>. &nbsp;Bart is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he has taught thousands of students and won numerous awards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Bart&#8217;s work has been featured in The New York Times, the Washington Post, Time, and Newsweek; he has appeared on National Geographic, CNN, the BBC, NBC&#8217;s Dateline, the Discovery Channel, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Sam Harris Podcast, and many other top media outlets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartdehrman.com\/barts-biography\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2239\" width=\"182\" data-init-width=\"182\" height=\"81\" data-init-height=\"81\" title=\"Smithsonian Logo\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartdehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Smithsonian-Logo.png\" data-width=\"182\" data-height=\"81\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 182 \/ 81;\" mt-d=\"0\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2222\" width=\"170\" data-init-width=\"182\" height=\"76\" data-init-height=\"81\" title=\"Duke\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartdehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Duke.png\" data-width=\"170\" data-height=\"76\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 182 \/ 81;\" mt-d=\"0\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2224\" width=\"170\" data-init-width=\"182\" height=\"76\" data-init-height=\"81\" title=\"History\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartdehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/History.png\" data-width=\"170\" data-height=\"76\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 182 \/ 81;\" mt-d=\"0\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2238\" width=\"180\" data-init-width=\"182\" height=\"80\" data-init-height=\"81\" title=\"Fresh Air Radio Logo\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartdehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fresh-Air-Radio-Logo.png\" data-width=\"180\" data-height=\"80\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 182 \/ 81;\" mt-d=\"0\"><\/span><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2226\" width=\"182\" data-init-width=\"182\" height=\"81\" data-init-height=\"81\" title=\"Sam Harris\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bartdehrman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sam-Harris.png\" data-width=\"182\" data-height=\"81\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 182 \/ 81;\" mt-d=\"0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-fontsize=\"38\" data-lineheight=\"normal\" style=\"text-align: center; --fontSize:38;\"><strong><span style=\"\">The Historical Jesus matters!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"\"><em>&#8220;Whether you are a believer, fundamentalist, evangelical, moderate, liberal, or a non-believer, Jesus is the most significant individual in the history of our civilization. &nbsp;Coming to understand who Jesus actually was &#8211; and was not &#8211; is one of the most important intellectual endeavors anyone in our society can embark upon.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Dr. Bart D. 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