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Did Christianity Make the World More Moral?
Episode 141
Jesus’ ethical teachings are often touted as being revolutionary in the ancient world. The pagan cultures that preceded Christianity are commonly understood as being immoral, full of sex, drugs, and …
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Did Jesus Actually Claim to be God?
Episode 140
One of the main tenets of Christianity is Jesus’ divinity - most denominations hold him to be fully divine (and also fully mortal, but what’s a whole other conversation). History is littered with hum…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Wild Wild West of Early Christianity
Episode 139
What if everything you thought you knew about the origins of Christianity was just one version of a much wilder, more chaotic story? In this episode, Megan Lewis and renowned scholar Paula Fredrickso…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Secrets of the Third Heaven: Exploring Paul’s Vision
Episode 138
Visions of supernatural beings or places are relatively common in the bible and early Christian writings - from wheels within wheels, to visions of the risen Jesus, to trips to the afterlife, writers…
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Did Matthew Invent the Sermon on the Mount?
Episode 137
The Sermon on the Mount is probably one of the best-known speeches of Jesus, and if you’ve spent any time in a church service, then the odds are that you’ve heard at least part of it. It contains the…
Published on 3 months ago
How Many Jesuses Are in the New Testament?
Episode 136
Today’s title may seem a little bit odd - how many Jesuses are in the NT? I’m sure there are going to be several comments on YouTube from people who didn’t stay to watch the episode because the answe…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Why Early Christians Kept the Old Testament
Episode 135
If you have a passing familiarity with the Christian Bible, then you probably know that it’s split into two parts - the Old and New Testaments. The New Testament is the part with all the stuff about …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
One God Among Many: Rethinking the God of the Bible
Episode 134
In the modern Western world, monotheism is the rule, rather than the exception. Not so in the ancient past, where many cultures worshipped whole pantheons of gods, each one responsible for specific a…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Consensus Scholarship and the Life of Jesus
Episode 133
If you’ve ever done any research on the Bible - and if you’re listening to this podcast, you probably have - you might have noticed that most biblical scholars agree with each other on a lot of basic…
Published on 4 months ago
The Bible Says So: What We Get Right and Wrong About the Bible
Episode 132
Seeing or hearing a Bible verse being pulled out of a hat to support someone’s argument is a common experience for many people. Homosexuality is wrong because the Bible says so. Satan is the bad guy …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago