Shows
Gladio Free EuropeE120 Historical JesusSupport us on Patreon---Across the world, over two billion people believe that a human being is God. This confession of faith lies at the very heart of Christianity, a movement that exalts the life of a single individual far beyond that of any other world religion. But who was this man? What do we know about Jesus of Nazareth?This epsiode of Gladio Free Europe explores the historical question and historical personage of Jesus, an apocalyptic Jewish preacher from 1st-Century Galilee who was crucified by the Romans. Though this preacher is not attested in any contemporary documentation, his life and his...
2026-02-042h 41
Honestly with Bari WeissThe Birth of ChristianityIt's Christmas Eve. A holiday celebrated by 2.4 billion people around the world, which centers on a 2,000-year-old story about a Jewish man born in Bethlehem who became a rabbi, who the Romans would later execute in Jerusalem.
But what most people don’t know is that the first people who believed in Jesus did not think they were starting a new religion. They were a small group of Jews who thought of themselves as history's last generation, with Jesus as their Messiah.
Of course, as we all know now, they were not history’s last gener...
2025-12-241h 10
HarperCollins PublishersThe Lost Mary: Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus, By James D. Tabor, Read by James D. Tabor“A great leap forward in understanding and contextualizing Mary’s life, after two millennia of her being dismissed and rewritten by patriarchal power structures.” James Cameron
“Tabor restores her voice, her faith, her motherhood, and, most of all, her humanity, in this groundbreaking portrait that challenges everything we thought we knew about the origins of Christianity.” – Reza Aslan
A world-renowned historian of early Christianity and ancient Judaism lifts the veil on the life of Mary – revealing her revolutionary role as the matriarch of the Jesus movement.
Mary, mother of Jesus, is the best known – and least known – woman in history. Revered and worshi...
2025-12-0303 min
Footnote Famous1.9 Paula Fredriksen - The First 500 Years of ChristianitiesPaula Fredriksen joins me to discuss her new book "Ancient Christianity: The First 500 Years" - a masterful overview of how diverse early Christian movements evolved into the institutional church.Watch the interview on YouTube instead.Professor Fredriksen (Boston University) is one of the world's leading scholars of early Christianity, Paul, and Jewish-Christian relations. Her previous books include "Paul: The Pagans' Apostle" and "When Christians Were Jews."In this conversation, we explore:- How Jewish scriptures in Greek shaped early Christianity- The surprising diversity of second-century Christianities- What we actually know about early...
2025-11-281h 09
Quillette PodcastAncient Christianities: The First 500 YearsQuillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with biblical scholar Paula Fredriksen, whose new book describes the theological diversity that existed among Christian communities before Nicene Christianity was adopted as Rome’s state religion in the fourth century.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-11-1337 min
The Bridge Builders ForumPaul within Paganism: The Jewish Apostle in His Greco-Roman World – A Conversation with Dr. Paula FredriksenSend a textWhat happens when we take seriously the reality that the Apostle Paul, even at his most Jewish, lived and worked within a pagan, god-congested world?In this episode, Ryan Lambert speaks with distinguished scholar Dr. Paula Fredriksen about the newly released volume she co-edited, Paul within Paganism. Together they explore how Jews and pagans mingled across the Mediterranean, why Paul’s message was socially disruptive for both Gentile and Jewish authorities, and how reading Paul within the Greco-Roman landscape sharpens — not weakens — our understanding of Paul as a Torah-faithful Jew.This c...
2025-11-1144 min
Feministische BibelgesprächePharisäer*innen?!
Wer waren eigentlich die Pharisäer, von denen in denen im Neuen Testament so oft die Rede ist? Waren Sie wirklich Gegner Jesu? Oder waren es gerade sie, die sich zutiefst für seine Lehre interessierten, ja ihn regelmäßig einluden? Und gab es auch Pharisäerinnen? Diesen Fragen gehen Ulrike Metternich und Luzia Sutter Rehmann in dieser Folge nach. Auch der Apostel Paulus war ein Pharisäer; anhand seiner Briefe lässt sich einiges über diese lebendige Diskussionsgemeinschaft erfahren. Und immer wieder tauchen Frauen auf: Die pharisäische Alltags- und Lernpraxis war ohne sie nicht denkbar. Einige ihrer Namen sin...
2025-10-1533 min
What Matters MostAncient Christianities, or How the God of Israel Conquered the West: A Conversation with Dr. Paula FredriksenWelcome to Episode 4 of Season 4! In this episode I speak with Dr. Paula Fredriksen. Paula Fredriksen is the Aurelio Professor of Scripture emerita at Boston University, where she taught for 30 years, and, since 2009, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Hebrew university in Jerusalem. In addition, she is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She was educated at at Wellesley College, Oxford University and Princeton University. She has written so many significant books that I will not mention them all here. But here are some of her books, which you can find links to by cl...
2025-10-081h 12
Common Threads: An Interfaith DialogueAncient Christianities Parts 1 & 2The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one Deity come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire?
In ‘Ancient Christianities,’ Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity, or rather, of early Christianities through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicians, astrologers and ascetics, saints and heretics, aristocratic patrons and millenarian enth...
2025-09-0651 min
2025-08-288h 46
Secular Bible Study2.03 Introduction - Mary visits ElizabethPoint #1 – 1:08 How did Mary travel to Ein Karem?Point #2 – 2:30 Why did Mary travel to Ein Karem?Point #3 – 5:30 Mary and Elizabeth greet, the bay leaptPoint #4 – 6:40 Blessed are you among women…Point #5 – 12:25 Blessed is she who believed…Point #6 – 14:30 Mary’s song and Hannah’s songPoint #7 – 17:40 Mary stayed for three months? Bibliography:· Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books· Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books· Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gos...
2025-07-0721 min
Secular Bible Study2.02 Introduction - The AnnunciationPoint #1 – 2:00 Virgin or just a young woman?Point #2 – 7:38 “You, who are highly favored!”Point #3 – 10:00 Significance of the Names John and JesusPoint #4 – 12:37 Mary says, “I am the Lord’s servant”Point #5 – 13:21 Gabriel Bibliography:· Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books· Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books· Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books· Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast· Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”· ...
2025-07-0417 min
Bible and ArchaeologyThe Surprising Truth About Christian Persecution in RomeThis week, we're talking with Dr. Paula Fredriksen about her new book: "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years." We discuss one of the larger questions that runs throughout the book: Christian persecution. When did it happen? How common was it? And why does it become such a dominant part of early Christian identity?Buy "Ancient Christianities" HERE Join Dr. Cargill for his new online course Cities of the BibleBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Send us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduWant to watch the show? Find us on YouTube...
2025-07-0236 min
Secular Bible Study2.01 Introduction - The Promise of the Birth of John the BaptistPoint #1 – 3:19 Who were Zechariah and Elizabeth?Point #2 – 7:30 Zechariah and Gabriel in the TemplePoint #3 – 9:40 Gabriel’s description of John the BaptistPoint #4 – 12:43 Why did Zechariah lose the ability to speak?Point #5 – 12:52 Why were the people waiting for Zechariah?Point #6 – 14:23 Taking away Elizabeth’s disgraceBibliography:· Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books· Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books· Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books· Fuller...
2025-06-2717 min
Secular Bible Study2.00 Introduction to the Life of JesusPoint #1 – 1:54 Mark on Jesus, pre-baptismPoint #2 – 3:46 John on Jesus, pre-baptismPoint #3 – 6:21 Gaps in Matthew’s storyPoint #4 – 7:44 Gaps in Luke’s story Bibliography:· Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books· Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books· Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books· Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast· Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography”· Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities”· Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ”· ...
2025-06-2310 min
Secular Bible Study1.02 Preface - The Prologue of JohnPoint #1 – 2:20 “The Word”Point #2 – 9:23 Life and LightPoint #3 – 13:00 John the Baptist is not the lightPoint #4 – 16:38 Who is Jesus, who are his followers?Point #5 - 21:40 The Dwelling and the TabernaclePoint #6 – 23:29 John Cried Out Bibliography:· Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books· Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books· Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books· Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast· Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of A...
2025-06-1928 min
Read This TodayAugustine's City of GodDelve into Augustine's City of God: A monumental defense of Christianity and a profound analysis of history. Explore the clash of the Earthly City vs. City of God, justice, war, and humanity's ultimate destiny. Essential for understanding faith, power, and Western thought.Works Cited"A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN PLATO & ARISTOTLE'S PHILOSOPHY - UIJIR." Universe International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research."An Overview on the Content and Importance of Augustine's City of God." 1517."Augustine Looks at Ecclesiastes from Within 'The City of God'." American Journal of Biblical Theology."Augustine's Intellectual Conversion."...
2025-06-1232 minWhat Matters MostPop Culture Matters: The Name of Easter Welcome to the fourth episode of Pop Culture Matters, different in all sorts of ways, mostly because it’s just me John Martens and also because Easter, our topic today, is not exactly a pop culture matter, but one thing that does seem to be a pop culture matter are memes telling us that Easter is a pagan holiday. These memes and claims sprout like spring flowers around, ah, Easter! Every year as Easter approaches I begin to see a number of Ishtar equals Easter memes roll across my Facebook feed, or other social media, as f...
2025-04-0918 min
Fuel Your Mind With This Thrilling Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Ancient Christianities by Paula FredriksenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/28707to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Ancient Christianities
Author: Paula Fredriksen
Narrator: Rachel Perry
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
Release date: 03-18-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 9 ratings
Genres: Religious
Publisher's Summary:
The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities, Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the hall...
2025-03-188h 46
Prone to Wander: A Presbyterian PodcastIdolizing God's HouseThe God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob wandered the desert with the people who worshipped him. Then David and Solomon decided he needed to stop wandering and live in a house. It transformed Judaism, and had a profound impact on Christianity and Islam. How often today do we put God's house before God's people?
Referenced in the episode:
Paul: The Pagan's Apostle by Paula Fredriksen https://a.co/d/0ESPfAZ
The Herods: Murder, Politics and the Art of Succession by Bruce Chilton https://a...
2025-01-181h 08
Deconstructing the Myth57. Deconstructing Sin Pt. 3 (Cultural and Biblical Influences)Welcome to Season 4 of Deconstructing the Myth! Liz Mall (MA of Christian Apologetics, Biola) and Jenny White (MA of Museum Studies, Harvard) join forces again to bring you another research season to help you on your deconstruction journey. This season is all about deconstructing the doctrines that have shaped the American Evangelical experience by looking closely at the historical, cultural, and Biblical context behind each one.
Sources from today's episode:
Fredriksen, Paula. Sin: The early history of an idea. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014.
“Greek and Hebrew Words for...
2024-12-2650 min
NBN Book of the DayPaula Fredriksen, "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years" (Princeton UP, 2024)The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024), Dr. Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicia...
2024-12-2354 min
New Books in Catholic StudiesPaula Fredriksen, "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years" (Princeton UP, 2024)The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024), Dr. Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicia...
2024-12-2351 min
New Books in Ancient HistoryPaula Fredriksen, "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years" (Princeton UP, 2024)The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024), Dr. Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicia...
2024-12-2351 min
Princeton UP Ideas PodcastPaula Fredriksen, "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years" (Princeton UP, 2024)The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024), Dr. Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicia...
2024-12-2351 min
New Books in World ChristianityPaula Fredriksen, "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years" (Princeton UP, 2024)The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024), Dr. Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicia...
2024-12-2351 min
New Books in Christian StudiesPaula Fredriksen, "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years" (Princeton UP, 2024)The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024), Dr. Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicia...
2024-12-2354 min
New Books in ReligionPaula Fredriksen, "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years" (Princeton UP, 2024)The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024), Dr. Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicia...
2024-12-2354 min
New Books with Miranda MelcherPaula Fredriksen, "Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years" (Princeton UP, 2024)The ancient Mediterranean teemed with gods. For centuries, a practical religious pluralism prevailed. How, then, did one particular god come to dominate the politics and piety of the late Roman Empire? In Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred Years (Princeton University Press, 2024), Dr. Paula Fredriksen traces the evolution of early Christianity—or rather, of early Christianities—through five centuries of Empire, mapping its pathways from the hills of Judea to the halls of Rome and Constantinople. It is a story with a sprawling cast of characters: not only theologians, bishops, and emperors, but also gods and demons, angels and magicia...
2024-12-2351 min
Converging Dialogues#387 - Ancient Christianities: A Dialogue with Paula FredriksenIn this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Paula Fredriksen about the various Christianities in the early 1st and 2nd centuries. They discuss how there are many Christianities, contradictions within the New Testament, integration of Jews and pagans in the Mediterranean in the 1st century, and Jewish diaspora. They also talk about the crucifixion of Jesus, the idea of Israel, and persecution of early Christians. They discuss early eschatology, early church fathers, Constantine, Asceticism, and many more topics.Paula Fredriksen is fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Aurelio Professor of Scripture emerita at...
2024-11-2556 min
It Means What It MeansEpisode 9: Collin Cornell - Divine Doppelgängers IIn this episode Jared talks to Collin Cornell about his chapter in Divine Doppelgängers: YHWH’s Ancient Look-Alikes, which he edited. The title of his chapter is Theological Approaches to the Problem of God’s Ancient Look-Alikes. Collin’s recommendations are Paula Fredriksen, Matthew V Novenson, Matthew Thiessen, A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East, Matt Chalmers, and Gard Granerød. Additionally, Collin is the author of Divine Aggression in Psalms and Inscriptions: Vengeful Gods and Loyal Kings and co-translator of Biblical ABCs: The Basics of Christian Resistance. Click here to find out where you can follow the...
2023-12-0156 min
TransfiguredAntonio Huizar - Noahide Judaism and Christological ExplorationsAntonio is a friend of mine and frequent conversation partner. He discusses his own theological journey and asks me some tough questions. We mention @PaulVanderKlay , Aaron Renn, Bethel McGrew, @ParkersPensees , Soren Kierkegaard, Jordan Peterson, Bret Weinstein, Bart Ehrman, Tripp Parker, @JamesTaborVideos , Brandon Duke, Paula Fredriksen, William Lane Craig, Dale Tuggy, Beau Branson, Joshua Sijuwade, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyon, and many more.
2023-11-202h 14
Biblical Time MachineWhen Christians Were JewishIt's easy to read the New Testament and come away thinking that Jesus and his disciples were in opposition to "the Jews." But the first followers of Jesus were all fellow Jews and the early Jesus movement was very much a Jewish movement. Would the first generation of "Christians" have thought of themselves as anything other than Jewish? Our guest Paula Fredriksen says absolutely not. According to Paula, there was plenty of room in the 1st Century for competing Jewish sects—including the Jesus movement—all arguing over the right way to be Jewish. (The fact that they w...
2023-09-2541 minBiblical Time MachineSeason 2 Teaser and Some Big AnnouncementsSeason 2 of Biblical Time Machine is coming soon! We've already recorded a slate of terrific episodes that will be dropping in the next few weeks. Until then, check out the Time Travelers Club, a new way to get involved with the podcast. The Time Travelers Club is a subscription service that lets you support Biblical Time Machine in exchange for some pretty sweet perks, including the opportunity to ask your questions on the air! Subscriptions are $5/month. Below is a schedule of upcoming recording dates and topics. Members of the Time Travelers Club can send us...
2023-08-2505 min
Религия и Общество - Religiolog106 Почему ХРИСТИАНСТВО стало главной религией Римской империи Барт Эрман. Триумф ХристианстваКак и почему христианство стало главной религией Римской империи? Что вызвало такой успех? Кто-то скажет, да все тут ясно, дело в политиках. Вот если бы Константин не обратился в христианство, то оно бы и исчезло еще в зачатке. Но дело в том, что еще до крещения Константина по всей Римской Империи уже жили миллионы христиан. Откуда же они взялись? В этом видео я предоставлю вам одно из возможных объяснений. Оно основано на книге Барта Эрмана «Триумф христианства. Как запрещенная религия перевернула мир». Библиография: Барт Эрман «Триумф христианства. Как запрещенная религия перевернула мир». Ehrman, Bart D. 2018. The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World.Noll, Mark. 2012. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of ChristianityJacobsen, Douglas. 2015. Global Gospel: An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents. - you may also watch Dr. Jacobsen course on the Global history of Christianity available on YouTube.MacCulloch, Diarmaid. Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years. New York: Penguin Books, 2009. Robert, Dana L. Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. González, Justo L. 2010. The Story of Christianity 2 Vol. HarperOne. González, Justo L. 1996. Church History: An Essential Guide. Abingdon Press.Hussey J. M., Andrew Louth. 2010. The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire (Oxford History of the Christian Church). Oxford University Press, USA.McGuckin, John Anthony. 2008. The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to its History, Doctrine, and Spiritual Culture. Wiley-Blackwell.Shelley, Bruce. 2012. Church history in p...
2023-08-2406 min
All Rise with Abdu MurrayDeliberations: Luke and Acts are Fiction!? Hold on Paula Fredriksen! | Ep 45Join us LIVE,Tuesday July 11 @ 1sts :00 PM EST for Deliberations Live, a bi-weekly podcast where YOU, the jury, ask questions to Abdu and Derek. Abdu and Derek discuss All Rise season 2 ep 18. Critical New Testament scholar Paula Fredriksen claims that the allegedly unknown author of Luke/Acts wrote his or her work in the second century and was not actually a travel companion of, nor all too familiar with, the Apostle Paul. But is that where the evidence truly points? Join Abdu and Derek as they investigate these claims! You can submit your questions on our social channels, through...
2023-07-131h 08All Rise with Abdu MurrayThe Gospel of Luke and Acts are Fiction!? Hold on a second Paula Fredriksen! | Ep 44Critical New Testament scholar Paula Fredriksen claims that the allegedly unknown author of Luke/Acts wrote his or her work in the second century and was not actually a travel companion of, nor all too familiar with, the Apostle Paul. But is that where the evidence truly points? Join Abdu and Derek as they investigate these claims! This episode is in response to the comments Dr. Paula Fredriksen made on the MythVision Podcast (hosted by another Derek!), which you can view at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAQNM455AXo All Rise is a listener and donor-supported presentation from...
2023-07-0444 min
Netarts Friends Church PodcastWhat's Underneath All That Doubt? (Faith & Doubt Pt. 3)The story of "Doubting Thomas" has been used to make a lot of people feel like doubting isn't a very "Christian" thing to do. After all, didn't Jesus basically tell Thomas to knock it off with all of the asking for proof stuff? Didn't Jesus give props to anyone who stops asking questions and just accepts what their friends say? There's just one problem with this reading of the "Doubting" Thomas story, and it's kind of a big problem...Credits & Sources:Craig Keener, Frederick Dale Bruner, Dan White Jr., Writings of Josephus, Matthew Murray, Chris...
2023-05-1437 min
Религия и Общество - Religiolog092 Как менялась карта Христианства с 1-го по 21-й век. История Христианства. – лекция 1Сегодня христианство — это самая популярная и самая распространенная религия на планете. Но, в настоящее время мы переживаем самую значительную трансформацию в истории христианства, большую, чем обращение Константина в 4 веке, большую, чем раскол между Католицизмом и Православием в 11 веке, и даже большую чем Реформация 16 века. Сегодня, на наших глазах происходит самый значительный переходный период и изменение в истории христианства, и связано оно с тем, где проживают христиане. Этот обзор можно разделить на три части: 1. как христианство стало распространяться в первые века. 2. как оно было вытеснено из Азии (во многом мусульманами), и, по сути, стало религией европейцев. 3. новая волна глобализации христианства в последние пару веков, особенно в 20-ом веке. Таким образом, мы вкратце рассмотрим, как менялась карта Христианства с 1-го по 21-й век. В 1800 году 85% христиан жило в Европе, только около 1% в Африке, 3% в Азии, 3% в Северной Америке и 8% в Южной Америке. И даже в 1900 году большая часть христиан мира все еще проживала в Европе (почти 70%). Но сегодня христиане почти равномерно распределены по всему миру. Примерно 25% в Европе, 25% в Африке, 25% в Южной Америке, 10% в Северной Америке, и 15% в Азии. Итак, христианский мир стал более разнообразным, чем когда-либо прежде. Как выражается Профессор Дуглас Джакобсен, христианство стало более плоским. Кстати, в этих обзорах я во многом буду опираться на его книгу Глобальное Евангелие.Библиография: Jacobsen, Douglas. 2015. Global Gospel: An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents.Borg Marcus. 2008. Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary. Harper Collins.Boyarin, Daniel. 2006. Border Lines: The Partition of Judeo-Christianity. University of Pennsylvania Press.Cao, Nanlai. 2010. Constructing China's Jerusalem: Christians, Power, and Place in Contemporary Wenzhou. Stanford University Press. Ehrman, Bart D. 2018. The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World.Fredriksen Paula. 1999. Jesus of Nazareth: King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity.Hatch, Todd. The Rebirth of Latin American Christianity. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.Jenkins, John Philip. 2008. The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia--and How It Died. Harper One.Noll, Mark. 2012. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of ChristianityNoll, Mark. The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects the Global Faith (IVP)Pagels Elaine. 1989. The Gnostic Gospels. Vintage. Phan, Peter. 2018. Asian Christianities: History, Theology, Practice. (Orbis)Robert, Dana L. Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. Thomas A. Robinson, 2017. Who Were the First Christians? Dismantling the Urban Thesis, Oxford University Press. Walls, Andrew. The Missionary Movement in Christian History. 1996.
2023-04-0216 min
Религия и Общество - Religiolog091 История христианства. История церкви. Вводный обзор. РелигиоведениеОколо 2000 лет назад христианство зародилось на Ближнем Востоке и позже стало самой популярной и самой распространенной религией на планете. В 1800 году около 85% христиан жило в Европе, только около 1% в Африке, 3% в Азии, 3% в Северной Америке и 8% в Южной Америке. И даже в 1900 году большая часть христиан мира все еще проживала в Европе (почти 70%). Но сегодня христиане почти равномерно распределены по всему миру. Примерно 25% в Европе, 25% в Африке, 25% в Южной Америке, 10% в Северной Америке, и 15% в Азии. Итак, христианский мир стал более разнообразным, чем когда-либо прежде. Просто для сравнения, в наши дни 99% буддистов и 99% индуистов живут в Азии. Если говорить об исламе, то 70% мусульман живет в Азии, 27% в Африке и всего около 3-4% на других континентах, но христиане сегодня живут везде. Так как же случилось что так много людей, самых разных культур, стали считать христианство своей религией? Это вводная лекция к курсу о глобальном христианстве. В этом курсе мы отдельно поговорим о том, как христианство развивалось на пяти разных континентах, как менялось его лицо и как смещался центр его влияния с одного континента к другому. В целом лекции курса разбиты на три категории: периоды времени; география и разные традиции христианства. Библиография: Borg Marcus. 2008. Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary. Harper Collins.Boyarin, Daniel. 2006. Border Lines: The Partition of Judeo-Christianity. University of Pennsylvania Press.Cao, Nanlai. 2010. Constructing China's Jerusalem: Christians, Power, and Place in Contemporary Wenzhou. Stanford University Press. Ehrman, Bart D. 2018. The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World.Fredriksen Paula. 1999. Jesus of Nazareth: King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity.Hatch, Todd. The Rebirth of Latin American Christianity. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.Jacobsen, Douglas. 2015. Global Gospel: An Introduction to Christianity on Five Continents.Jenkins, John Philip. 2008. The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia--and How It Died. Harper One.Noll, Mark. 2012. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of ChristianityNoll, Mark. The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects the Global Faith (IVP)Pagels Elaine. 1989. The Gnostic Gospels. Vintage. Phan, Peter. 2018. Asian Christianities: History, Theology, Practice. (Orbis)Robert, Dana L. Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. Thomas A. Robinson, 2017. Who Were the First Christians? Dismantling the Urban Thesis, Oxford University Press. Walls, Andrew. The Missionary Movement in Ch
2023-04-0121 min
Bible Study for AmateursPaul the Jew, part 3Paul is sometimes conceived of in ways that erase or minimize his Jewishness. But what if we interpreted what Paul wrote in terms of his native Judaism?
Works cited:
Paula Fredriksen, "What Does It Mean to See Paul 'within Judaism'?" Journal of Biblical Literature 141, no. 2 (2022), 359-380.
2023-03-1613 minBible Study for AmateursPaul the Jew, part 2Paul is sometimes conceived of in ways that erase or minimize his Jewishness. But what if we interpreted what Paul wrote in terms of his native Judaism?
Works cited:
Paula Fredriksen, "What Does It Mean to See Paul 'within Judaism'?" Journal of Biblical Literature 141, no. 2 (2022), 359-380.
2023-03-0908 minBible Study for AmateursPaul the Jew, part 1Paul is sometimes conceived of in ways that erase or minimize his Jewishness. But what if we interpreted what Paul wrote in terms of his native Judaism?
Works cited:
Paula Fredriksen, "What Does It Mean to See Paul 'within Judaism'?" Journal of Biblical Literature 141, no. 2 (2022), 359-380.
2023-03-0212 min
Религия и Общество - Religiolog010 Павел - апостол создавший христианство. Исторический портрет апостола Павла.В этом обзоре, мы поговорим об апостоле Павле, или о человеке, который, вероятно, повлиял на ход всей истории человечества как ни один другой из ранее живущих на земле. Физически, он никогда не встречал Иисуса из Назарета, но зато создал религию о Иисусе. Эксперты христианства утверждают, что именно этот человек изобрел христианство, а затем распространил его по городам Римской Империи, и таким образом, навсегда изменил ход истории. До сих пор мы пожинаем его плоды, ведь христианство — это самая распространенная религия планеты, а ее культура активно влияла и влияет на жизни миллиардов людей, даже не христиан. Так кем же был этот Павел, и почему многие из первых учеников Иисуса не признавали учение Павла о Иисусе и даже считали его своим врагом и антихристом? Давайте попробуем очень кратко описать его исторический портрет.Библиография:Bockmuehl Markus, ed., 2001. The Cambridge Companion to Jesus, Cambridge University Press.Borg Marcus. 2008. Jesus: Uncovering the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary. Harper Collins.Dunn, James D. G., ed. (2003), The Cambridge Companion to St. Paul, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Fredriksen. Paula 1999. Jesus of Nazareth: King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity.Fredriksen. Paula 2017. Paul the Pagans Apostle. Yale University Press.Crossan John Dominic, Borg Marcus J. 2009. The First Paul: Reclaiming the Radical Visionary Behind the Church's Conservative Icon.Martin Dale B. 2012. New Testament History and Literature. Yale University Press.Levine A.J., Dale C. Allison, Jr., and John Dominic Crossan, editors. The historical Jesus in context. 2006. Princeton University Press.Prothero Stephen, 2003. American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon. New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux.Ehrman, Bart D. 2018. The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World.Jenkins, John Philip. 2008. The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia--and How It Died. Harper One.Noll, Mark. 2012. Turning Poin
2023-01-1023 min
Религия и Общество - Religiolog002 4 Евангелия (Марк, Матфей, Лука, Иоанн). Разные портреты Иисуса в Новом ЗаветеВ этом обзоре, опираясь на общепризнанных исследователей раннего христианства, мы говорим, об основных отличиях четырех библейских евангелий (Марк; Матфей; Лука; Иоанн). Все они были написаны в разные периоды, в разных географических областях и для разных групп людей. Поэтому каждое из них делает акцент на том, что именно волновало общины людей, которым они адресовались. От чего и портрет Иисуса предстает в них разным.БИБЛИОГРАФИЯ: • Paula Fredriksen, Jesus of Nazareth: King of the Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity (1999) • Crossan John Dominic, 1991. The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant. San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco.• Bart Ehrman, 2009. Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don’t Know About Them).• White, L. Michael, 2005. From Jesus to Christianity: How Four Generations of Visionaries and Storytellers Created the New Testament and Christian Faith• Pagels Elaine, 1979. The Gnostic Gospels. New York: Vintage Books. • Wayne A. Meeks, 2005. Christ Is the QuestionМатериалы: From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians - • From Jesus to Christ: The First Chris... Кадры из фильма «Жизнь Иисуса Христа» 2013 года
2023-01-0211 min
Derek Lambert's MVP podcastWhat Can We Know About The Historical JesusMythVision made a special trip to Boston USA to interview Paula Fredriksen. I recorded 12 sessions with Dr. Fredriksen discussing her work in New Testament studies. Thanks to those who helped fund this trip via GoFundMe I was able to make history. Their names are at the outro of every video with Paula. Paula Fredriksen, the Aurelio Professor of Scripture emerita at Boston University, since 2009 has been Distinguished Visiting Professor of Comparative Religion at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. A fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, she also holds two honorary doctorates in theology and religious studies.She...
2022-09-2522 min
New Testament Review48. Paula Fredriksen, "Paul and Augustine: Conversion Narratives"Did Paul become a Christian? What are conversion narratives for? A discussion of Paula Fredriksen's "Paul and Augustine: Conversion Narratives, Orthodox Traditions, and the Retrospective Self".
2022-06-2838 min
GUARD THE TRUSTIS THE RESURRECTION REAL?This is episode 7 from the live online talk show, Guard the Trust on Kingdom Purpose Radio. This week we are looking at the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and asking, "Is it real?" I am defending the resurrection by looking at it from 1 Corinthians 15. I will also be looking at two articles from or interviews of two resurrection skeptics. One is from Christianity Today, where Paula Fredriksen is interviewed by Justion Bass on April 13, 2020, in his article entitled, "What Skeptical Scholars Admit about the Resurrection Appearances of Jesus." The second article is from Brent Laudau in his article...
2022-05-281h 01
The Apocalyptic Gospel PodcastQ&A #5 with Bill, John, and Josh Bill, John, and Josh tackle your questions in this fifth Q&A episode. Topics include realized eschatology, dispensationalism, and supersessionism, the Transfiguration, and the New Covenant. Show notes: Are we “under” the kingdom of God now? (2:43) What do you think about Paula Fredriksen’s understanding of Romans 1 and “the resurrection of the dead”? (12:44) Could you explain more about the “eschatology of the American Dream”? (19:05) Does the Transfiguration as seen in Matthew 16 mean that the kingdom is present in some way? (28:32) What is fundamentalism? Are you guys fundamentalists...
2022-04-0658 min![In My [Blank] Opinion](https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/11649398/b14e3d2552d06bbd.png)
In My [Blank] OpinionEpisode 39 — In My “Bookish” OpinionOn this week's episode, Alex and Adora are talking about the all the summer books that are piquing their interests, fueling their fantasies and supporting their personal growth. They also explore the struggles of bringing your "authentic self" to work. In ‘Wins and Fails’, they discuss the Issa Rae’s surprise wedding and the internet’s reaction to Simon Biles’ mental health at the Olympic.📚Link to books mentioned by Adora: The Wedding Date Series by Jasmine Guillory The Game of Desire by Shan Boodram The Wisdom of Sundays by Oprah Winfrey Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett...
2021-08-061h 11
Israel Bible PodcastThe Roman Context for the JewsIsrael Bible Center offers a wide variety of Roundtable Talks with world-renowned scholars. This week we highlight one talk about the culture and religious environment in which early Christ-following movement developed. How did the Jewish world interacted with and was a part of the larger Roman world and culture? How did views of late antiquity regarding gods and ethnicity among other topics shaped the phraseology and conceptional setting of the New Testament collection? You can listen to the full talk at The First-Century Roman-Jewish World.Find Dr. Paula Fredriksen's book Paul: The Pagans' ApostleEnroll in...
2021-04-2317 min
Deep SpiritualityBuilding a Church for the 21st CenturyMeanwhile, the believers who had been scattered during the persecution after Stephen’s death traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch of Syria. They preached the word of God, but only to Jews. [20] However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles about the Lord Jesus. [21] The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the LordActs 11:19-21 NLTThe New Testament Christians lived in a world very much li...
2021-03-1144 min
The Bible For Normal PeopleEpisode 140: Paula Fredriksen - When Christians Were JewsWhat separated Judaism from the Christian movement during the Second Temple Period? In this episode, Paula Fredriksen breaks down the beginnings of the Jesus movement and how it came to flourish. She gets into what religion looked like in the broader culture, how religion was defined, and what clues people left behind for us to know these things. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2020-09-281h 00
Van Leer Institute Series on IdeasPaula Fredriksen, "When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation" (Yale UP, 2018)How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to prepare their world for the impending realization of God's promises to Israel, end up inaugurating a movement that would grow into the gentile church? Committed to Jesus’s prophecy—“The Kingdom of God is at hand!”—they were, in their own eyes, history's last generation. But in history's eyes, they became the first Christians.In When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation (Yale University Press, 2018), Paula Fredriksen answers this question by reconstructing the life of the earliest Jerusalem community. As her account arcs from this group’s hopeful celebr...
2020-07-311h 08New Books in Ancient HistoryPaula Fredriksen, "When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation" (Yale UP, 2018)How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to prepare their world for the impending realization of God's promises to Israel, end up inaugurating a movement that would grow into the gentile church? Committed to Jesus’s prophecy—“The Kingdom of God is at hand!”—they were, in their own eyes, history's last generation. But in history's eyes, they became the first Christians.In When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation (Yale University Press, 2018), Paula Fredriksen answers this question by reconstructing the life of the earliest Jerusalem community. As her account arcs from this group’s hopeful celebr...
2020-07-311h 05
New Books in Middle Eastern StudiesPaula Fredriksen, "When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation" (Yale UP, 2018)How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to prepare their world for the impending realization of God's promises to Israel, end up inaugurating a movement that would grow into the gentile church? Committed to Jesus’s prophecy—“The Kingdom of God is at hand!”—they were, in their own eyes, history's last generation. But in history's eyes, they became the first Christians.In When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation (Yale University Press, 2018), Paula Fredriksen answers this question by reconstructing the life of the earliest Jerusalem community. As her account arcs from this group’s hopeful ce...
2020-07-311h 08New Testament Review21. Paula Fredriksen, “Judaism, the Circumcision of Gentiles, and Apocalyptic Hope”What did Jews expect of Gentiles? Was there a Jewish mission? Who were Paul's opponents in Galatia? A discussion of Paula Fredriksen's article and an introduction to "Paul within Judaism."
2019-06-1042 min
Religion & TeologiPaula Fredriksen | Paul, Augustine, and Krister: On the Introspective Conscience of the WestThis episode is one of four, re-podcasting of lectures from honorary doctors of the joint faculties of Humanities and Theology, Lund University. First out is Paula Fredriksen.
Paula Fredriksen is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She was made Honorary Doctor at the Faculty of Theology as recognition of the high international standard of her research in religious studies. Professor Fredriksen's research is characterised by an explicit inter- and multidisciplinary perspective. Her research is thus linked to several successful subjects at the Faculty of Theology in Lund - New Testament studies, patristics, Jewish s...
2019-03-1143 min
Connect to Best-Selling Audiobooks in High QualityListen to When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation by Paula FredriksenPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354211 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation
Author: Paula Fredriksen
Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
Release date: December 4, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: World Religions
Publisher's Summary: A compelling account of Christianity’s Jewish beginnings, from one of the world’s leading scholars of ancient religion How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to prepare their world for the impending realization of God's promises to Israel, end up inaugurating a move...
2018-12-047h 00Access Best-Selling Digital Audiobooks for Your LibraryAudiobook: When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation by Paula FredriksenPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/354211 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: When Christians Were Jews: The First Generation
Author: Paula Fredriksen
Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
Release date: December 4, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary: A compelling account of Christianity’s Jewish beginnings, from one of the world’s leading scholars of ancient religion How did a group of charismatic, apocalyptic Jewish missionaries, working to prepare their world for the impending realization of God's promises to Israel, end up inaugurating a movement that...
2018-12-047h 00
Absorb The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Immersive!When Christians Were Jews by Paula FredriksenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/132055to listen full audiobooks.
Title: When Christians Were Jews
Author: Paula Fredriksen
Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
Release date: 12-04-18
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 102 ratings
Genres: Ancient
Publisher's Summary:
In this electrifying social and intellectual history, Paula Fredriksen answers the question of how Jewish missionaries ended up inaugurating a movement that would grow into the gentile church by reconstructing the life of the earliest Jerusalem community. As her account arcs from this group’s hopeful celebration of Passover with Jesus, through their bitter controversies that fragmented the movement’s mi...
2018-12-046h 59
Echoing Hope with Kurt WillemsPaul the Pagans' Apostle with Paula Fredriksen | S1 E5 (EP-63)Season 1, Episode 5 (Spring Season, 2018) This conversation is with Prof. Paula Fredriksen. She is a well-known scholar of early Christianity and Judaism. She discusses themes from her latest book, Paul: The Pagans' Apostle. GIVE THE SHOW SOME LOVE 1) If you would be so kind to hop on iTunes (or your feed of choice) and leave The Paulcast a review there, that would be amazing. The more reviews we can get will lead to greater visibility in iTunes. And I (Kurt) LOVE reading your comments! 2) Also, please consider hitting up The Paulcast Patreon o...
2018-04-1756 min
Step Inside A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Best-Selling.From Jesus to Christ by Paula FredriksenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/232903to listen full audiobooks.
Title: From Jesus to Christ
Author: Paula Fredriksen
Narrator: Pam Ward
Format: mp3
Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
Release date: 09-20-17
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 36 ratings
Genres: Christology
Publisher's Summary:
2017-09-201h 42
Escape To A Immersive Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Paul by Paula FredriksenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/132384to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Paul
Author: Paula Fredriksen
Narrator: Pam Ward
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
Release date: 08-22-17
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 76 ratings
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
2017-08-228h 55
HT-samtalHT-samtal #43 - Hedersdoktorer 2017: Paula FredriksenIn 2017 The Faculties of Humanities and Theology appointed six honorary doctors. In the days leading up to the conferment ceremony on 2 June, a number of lectures and talks featuring the honorary doctors were held in Lund. Everything was recorded and is presented here as podcasts. Part 5 of 6: a lecture by Paula Fredriksen.
Paula Fredriksen is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She was made Honorary Doctor at the Faculty of Theology as recognition of the high international standard of her research in religious studies.
Professor Fredriksen's research is characterised by an explicit inter- and multidisciplinary perspective...
2017-07-2642 min
Trinitiespodcast 164 – On Counting GodsThe terms “atheism,” “monotheism,” and “polytheism” seem straightforward enough, but in fact there is unclarity in how a lot of scholars think and write about these, due to the ambiguity of the term “theism.”
In this talk at Boston College in December of 2016, based on my recently published paper “On Counting Gods,” I distinguish these concepts: deity, God, The Ultimate, and show how they are logically related to one another.
The result is, I claim, a better scheme for classifying religious worldviews, shown in two of the charts below. I explain briefly here how I think this scheme he...
2016-12-191h 08
Mormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel250: Historical Jesus pt. 6 – Conclusion
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we end with the last and final episode. In the Conclusion we tie together loose ends, and connect all this discussion and end talking about what is dependable and what is unlikely and at last encouragement to hold faith in the divine. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and lear...
2016-12-1045 minMormon Discussion by Bill Reel250: Historical Jesus pt. 6 – Conclusion
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we end with the last and final episode. In the Conclusion we tie together loose ends, and connect all this discussion and end talking about what is dependable and what is unlikely and at last encouragement to hold faith in the divine. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and lear...
2016-12-1045 minMormon Discussion Podcast250: Historical Jesus pt. 6 – Conclusion
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we end with the last and final episode. In the Conclusion we tie together loose ends, and connect all this discussion and end talking about what is dependable and what is unlikely and at last encouragement to hold faith in the divine. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and lear...
2016-12-1045 min
Mormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup250: Historical Jesus pt. 6 – Conclusion
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we end with the last and final episode. In the Conclusion we tie together loose ends, and connect all this discussion and end talking about what is dependable and what is unlikely and at last encouragement to hold faith in the divine. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and lear...
2016-12-1045 minMormon Discussion Podcast249: Historical Jesus pt. 5- Gospel of John
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of John. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1023 minMormon Discussion by Bill Reel249: Historical Jesus pt. 5- Gospel of John
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of John. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1023 minMormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel249: Historical Jesus pt. 5- Gospel of John
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of John. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1023 minMormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup249: Historical Jesus pt. 5- Gospel of John
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of John. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1023 minMormon Discussion Podcast248: Historical Jesus pt. 4- Gospel of Luke
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of Luke. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1011 minMormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup248: Historical Jesus pt. 4- Gospel of Luke
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of Luke. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1011 minMormon Discussion by Bill Reel248: Historical Jesus pt. 4- Gospel of Luke
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of Luke. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1011 minMormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel248: Historical Jesus pt. 4- Gospel of Luke
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of Luke. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1011 minMormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel247: Historical Jesus pt. 3- Gospel of Mathew
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of Mathew. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1015 minMormon Discussion by Bill Reel247: Historical Jesus pt. 3- Gospel of Mathew
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of Mathew. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1015 minMormon Discussion Podcast247: Historical Jesus pt. 3- Gospel of Mathew
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of Mathew. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1015 minMormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup247: Historical Jesus pt. 3- Gospel of Mathew
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Gospel of Mathew. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Christology
Historical Jesus & Mythical Christ
Historical Jesus: 5 views
Albert Schweitzer on the Historical Jesus
Syno...
2016-12-1015 minMormon Discussion Podcast246: Historical Jesus pt. 2- Gospel of Q
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Q-gospel which is hypothetical gospel that solves a deep problem in the reconciliation of the Synoptic Gospels. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Chri...
2016-12-1022 minMormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup246: Historical Jesus pt. 2- Gospel of Q
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Q-gospel which is hypothetical gospel that solves a deep problem in the reconciliation of the Synoptic Gospels. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Chri...
2016-12-1022 minMormon Discussion by Bill Reel246: Historical Jesus pt. 2- Gospel of Q
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Q-gospel which is hypothetical gospel that solves a deep problem in the reconciliation of the Synoptic Gospels. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Chri...
2016-12-1022 minMormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel246: Historical Jesus pt. 2- Gospel of Q
We continue our series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we dive into the Q-gospel which is hypothetical gospel that solves a deep problem in the reconciliation of the Synoptic Gospels. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gospels
Historical Jesus: Chri...
2016-12-1022 minMormon Discussion by Bill Reel245: Historical Jesus pt. 1- Gospel of Mark
Today we start a series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we began with an intro and talk on the Gospel of Mark which is believed to be the earliest gospel when originally written. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gosp...
2016-12-1022 minMormon Discussion Podcast245: Historical Jesus pt. 1- Gospel of Mark
Today we start a series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we began with an intro and talk on the Gospel of Mark which is believed to be the earliest gospel when originally written. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gosp...
2016-12-1022 minMormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussion by Bill Reel245: Historical Jesus pt. 1- Gospel of Mark
Today we start a series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we began with an intro and talk on the Gospel of Mark which is believed to be the earliest gospel when originally written. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comaprative Chart of the 4 Gosp...
2016-12-1022 minMormon Discussion Archives - Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup245: Historical Jesus pt. 1- Gospel of Mark
Today we start a series of six short episodes on the Historical Jesus. These are just a prepper for Latter-day Saints as there is enough info in this field to talk for hundreds of hours on dissecting various perspectives on various data. Today we began with an intro and talk on the Gospel of Mark which is believed to be the earliest gospel when originally written. Below each episode will be a ton of resources to go off and learn more on your own.
Online Documents on the Historical Jesus:
Comparative Chart of the 4 Gosp...
2016-12-1022 min
RestitutioPodcast 57: More Evidence for the Resurrection (Apologetics 8)Apologetics 8: More Evidence for the Resurrection
Because secular historians don’t accept the inspiration of the bible, they don’t trust the Gospels as reliable witnesses about Jesus. Consequently, they’ve come up with various “criteria of authenticity” to sift the sayings and deeds recorded in the Gospels into historical and mythical categories. Last time we saw how Jesus’ resurrection still passes with flying colors when employing such a skeptical approach. This time we’ll discuss another historical consideration under the able guidance of N. T. Wright. He enumerates seven mutations within Judaism that cry out for an explanation...
2016-11-111h 01
Science and ReligionIs Fredriksen Stupid?This is a review of "Jesus of Nazareth, King of Jews: A Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity," by Paula Fredriksen.
2013-10-2204 min
JourneyWithJesus.net PodcastJwJ: Sunday December 23, 2012Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *"Blessed is the Child You Will Bear:" Advent and Anxiety* for Sunday, 23 December 2012; book review: *Sin: The Early History of an Idea* by Paula Fredriksen (2012); film review: *The Flat* (2012, Israel); poem review: *Annunciation* by John Donne.
2012-12-1616 min
Freedom Loves CompanyPaula Fredriksen, Sin: The Early History of An IdeaThis week on Religion For Life we get the down and dirty on sin. Where did this idea come and from and why and how did it develop? Dr. Paula Fredriksen, The Aurelia Professor of Scripture Emerita at Boston University, is my guest. She talks about her new book, Sin: The Early History of An Idea and traces the development of this idea from Jesus to Augustine.
2012-09-1128 min
Religion and Spirituality (Audio)'All Israel will be Saved': Paul and Augustine on the Redemption of the JewsPaula Fredriksen, author and Aurelio Professor of Scripture, Boston University sheds new light on the origins of anti-Semitism and opens a path toward better understanding between two of the world’s great religions. She focuses in particular on the vast change from Paul to Augustine in the Christian message of Jewish redemption. Series: "Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Humanities] [Show ID: 16027]
2009-06-0159 minReligion and Spirituality (Video)'All Israel will be Saved': Paul and Augustine on the Redemption of the JewsPaula Fredriksen, author and Aurelio Professor of Scripture, Boston University sheds new light on the origins of anti-Semitism and opens a path toward better understanding between two of the world’s great religions. She focuses in particular on the vast change from Paul to Augustine in the Christian message of Jewish redemption. Series: "Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Humanities] [Show ID: 16027]
2009-06-0159 minReligion and Spirituality (Audio)'All Israel will be Saved': Paul and Augustine on the Redemption of the JewsPaula Fredriksen, author and Aurelio Professor of Scripture, Boston University sheds new light on the origins of anti-Semitism and opens a path toward better understanding between two of the world’s great religions. She focuses in particular on the vast change from Paul to Augustine in the Christian message of Jewish redemption. Series: "Taubman Symposia in Jewish Studies" [Humanities] [Show ID: 16027]
2009-06-0159 min
Princeton University PodcastsPaula Fredriksen, Boston University: "Sin: The Early History of an Idea - Lecture 3: A Rivalry of Genius" – October 11, 2007Jesus of Nazareth announced that God was about to redeem the world. Some 450 years later, the church taught that the far greater part of humanity was eternally condemned. The early community began by preserving the memory and the message of Jesus; within decades of his death, some Christians asserted that Jesus had never had a fleshly human body at all. The church that insisted that Jewish scriptures were Christian scriptures also insisted that the god who said "Be fruitful and multiply" actually meant, "Be sexually continent." Some four centuries after Paul's death, his conviction that "All Israel will be saved"...
2007-10-121h 12Princeton University PodcastsPaula Fredriksen, Boston University: "Sin: The Early History of an Idea - Lecture 2: Flesh and the Devil" – October 10, 2007Jesus of Nazareth announced that God was about to redeem the world. Some 450 years later, the church taught that the far greater part of humanity was eternally condemned. The early community began by preserving the memory and the message of Jesus; within decades of his death, some Christians asserted that Jesus had never had a fleshly human body at all. The church that insisted that Jewish scriptures were Christian scriptures also insisted that the god who said "Be fruitful and multiply" actually meant, "Be sexually continent." Some four centuries after Paul's death, his conviction that "All Israel will be saved"...
2007-10-111h 15Princeton University PodcastsPaula Fredriksen, Boston University: "Sin: The Early History of an Idea - Lecture 1: God, Blood, and the Temple" – October 9, 2007Jesus of Nazareth announced that God was about to redeem the world. Some 450 years later, the church taught that the far greater part of humanity was eternally condemned. The early community began by preserving the memory and the message of Jesus; within decades of his death, some Christians asserted that Jesus had never had a fleshly human body at all. The church that insisted that Jewish scriptures were Christian scriptures also insisted that the god who said "Be fruitful and multiply" actually meant, "Be sexually continent." Some four centuries after Paul's death, his conviction that "All Israel will be saved"...
2007-10-101h 19