"Brant Pitre argues that the historical Jesus saw himself as divine, leading to the emergence of high Christology among his early followers"--
Brant Pitre is Distinguished Research Professor of Scripture at the Augustine Institute Graduate School of Theology. He has authored numerous books, including Jesus and the Last Supper and (with Michael P. Barber and John A. Kincaid) Paul, a New Covenant Jew: Rethinking Pauline Theology.
