Episode Details

Christopher Nolan's take on Homer's epic "The Odyssey" is the biggest film in the world right now. Holy Post Pundit and New Testament scholar, Nijay Gupta, joins Skye to talk about what it tells us about pagan religion in the ancient world. He explains how the faith taught by the Apostles contradicted the kind of idolatry and superstition described in "The Odyssey," and what the ancient Greek understanding of hospitality toward strangers—a major theme in the movie—shares in common with both the Old and New Testaments.

0:07 - Theme Song

2:03 - The Odyssey and the Ancient World

8:28 - Demigods Among Us

22:02 - Hospitality as a Virtue

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Link to Nijay's Substack series on Paganism: https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-world-of-the

Engaging Scripture (Nijay Gupta's Substack): https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/

Link to Nijay's Substack series on Paganism: https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-world-of-the

Engaging Scripture (Nijay Gupta's Substack): https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/