Four more speculations.
I argue that an important element of Christianity’s success was that it quickly transformed itself into what I call the imperial church incorporate. Would Christianity have succeeded had it not done so?
Second, could Mithraism have triumphed over the church?
Third, could the Gnostic variants of Christianity come to dominate?
Finally, the Jewish arm of the church vanished after the Bar Kosiva revolt of 132. What might have happened had that group survived and thrived?
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3.34 Show Finale- Speculations V: 100-700 CE
3.32 Speculations III: 35-100 CE
3.31 Speculations II: 50-66 CE
Bonus 58: The Gadarene Swine
3.30 Speculations I: 30-65 CE
Bonus 57: Growing Christianity, with Bernie Maopolski
Bonus 56: Abraham's Three Mysterious Visitors
3.29 The Last Heirs of Abraham III: Survivors of the Jungle
3.28 The Last Heirs of Abraham II: Fall of the Temple
Bonus 55: Peter, Paul, and Clement with Popeular History
3.27 The Last Heirs of Abraham I: Setting the Stage
Bonus 54: Manoah, father of Samson
Bonus 53: Joshua and the Day the Sun Stood Still
Bonus 52: Behind the Scenes with John Brooks of Pod Only knows
3.26 Christianity in the Year 200
Bonus 51: Maccabees, Sadducees, and Pharisees With Gil Kidron
3.25 Remaking Paul II: Luther and Beyond
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