Podcast Episodes

493 Early Church History 11: The Constantinian Shift

This is part 11 of the Early Church History class.

Have you heard of the Roman emperor Constantine? He had a massive impact on Christianity. Not only did he end the brutal persecutions of his predece…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

492 Refuting Samuel Nesan’s Case That Jesus Is Yahweh

This is part two of a two part series refuting the opening statement of a debate on the question "Is Jesus Yahweh?"

This week Brand Duke and I are going to critique Samuel Nesan's opening statement i…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

491 Refuting Kyle Essary’s Case That Jesus Is Yahweh

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This is part one of a two part series refuting the opening statement of a debate on the question “Is Jesus Yahweh?”

This week and next week we are …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

490 Early Church History 10: Persecution of Early Christians

This is part 10 of the Early Church History class.

The Roman government persecuted Christians for the first three centuries. In this episode, you'll learn about various persecutions that flared up du…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

489 Early Church History 9: Early Church Orders

This is part 9 of the Early Church History class.

How did Christians organize themselves in the first few centuries? We're taking a break from theology and switching to focus on practical matters of …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

488 Early Church History 8: Origen of Alexandria

This is part 8 of the Early Church History class.

Origen of Alexandria is the man behind the curtain. Although few Christians today would recognize his name, most denominations are still on a traject…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

487 Early Church History 7: Philo and Clement of Alexandria

This is part 7 of the Early Church History class.

Philo of Alexandria was the most well-known representative of Hellenistic Judaism in the first century. His many books combine Platonism with scriptu…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

486 Early Church History 6: Apologists & Heresy Hunters

This is part 6 of the Early Church History class.

In the latter half of the second century, two kinds of Christians arose to defend the faith. On the one hand, apologists wrote defenses of Christiani…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

485 Early Church History 5: Gnostics and Valentinians

This is part 5 of the Early Church History class.

Have you heard of the Gnostics before? Gnostics of different types claimed to have secret knowledge of humanity's true origins and destiny. They were…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

484 Early Church History 4: The Apostolic Fathers

This is part 4 of the Early Church History class.

Our focus for this episode is the collection of second-century Christian literature known as the Apostolic Fathers. In total, there are 11 authors in…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago