New Testament studies now place Jesus Christ within the parameters of Second Temple Judaism in the 1st century CE, attempting to go behind the layers of later Christian theology and philosophy (such as the trinity) to understand how his message would have been received in the towns and villages of Galilee. Misunderstandings and biased views, however, remain inherent in modern conclusions.
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