In Part One of this episode, we flip the table a bit and try to understand Rome’s relationship to her gods *from the inside out* so that we can paint a fuller picture of the religious landscape of Christianity’s rise in Late Antiquity. Heretofore, many scholars have argued that early Christianity was able to spread so rapidly because the religion(s) of the Roman Empire had increasingly lost vitality and failed to fulfill emerging soteriological hopes of Late Antique peoples. But, is any of this true? Is this merely the residue of centuries of anti-pagan bias and propaganda? What was Roman religion *really* like; how captivating was it; and why did the fledgling Christian movement cause such concern for some of the brightest Roman minds of the second century?
A First Century Baptism (Part 1)
Baptism According to the Apostles
On Bishop Barron and "Word on Fire"
The Council of Jerusalem
UPON REVIEW: The Little Mermaid, Good or Bad for Youngsters?
When the Apostles Disagreed
The First Teachings of the Apostles
A First Century Mass
How Did The Apostles Worship?
How did the Apostles Pray?
The Judaism(s) of Jesus
UPON REVIEW: Does 'Rudolph' Send a Worthy Message to Children?
Christmas: Humanity's Most Ancient Hope
The Myth of December 25th (PART 2)
Debunking the Myth of December 25th (PART ONE)
What is 'Advent' All About?
The Separation of Church and State?
5 Things to Know About the New Mass
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