Irenaeus died around the year 200. In his final decades, pagan intellectuals first turned their sights on the Christians. The first was Celsus. Christians counter-attacked with more apologies. They also produced homilies, such as the 2nd letter of Clement.
Fans also produced some fanciful acts and gospels of the various disciples, and two biographies of the young Jesus: the Paidika, and the Protevangelium of James.
I finish with a look at two accounts of local persecutions during the period, in Lyon and Scillium. Did they actually happen?
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3.34 Show Finale- Speculations V: 100-700 CE
3.33 Speculations IV: 100-400 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
Bonus 51: Maccabees, Sadducees, and Pharisees With Gil Kidron
3.25 Remaking Paul II: Luther and Beyond
Bonus 50: With the Conspirinormal Podcast
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