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1. The Abandoned Road.
Manage episode 289996135 series 2911288
The general introduction to BORN IN THE SECOND CENTURY, and a reading of the infamous Fragment of Quadratus.
Anyone who listens to this episode can learn about all the difficult problems that come from viewing Christianity as a religion that began after the supposed death of Jesus of Nazareth around 30 AD. Host Chris Palmero presents an alternative view: the Special Paradigm. The theory that Christianity was born out of a mélange of clashing religious ideas nearly 100 years later.
A key piece of early Christian history is examined and found to be spurious: a fragment from a lost book by Quadratus, which claims that some of the people who were resurrected by Jesus lived on into the following century.
Opening reading: Celsus, in the Logos Alethes, describes the MLM-like conversion tactics of Christians in the waning days of the 100's AD.
YouTube: @borninthesecondcentury
E-mail: secondcenturypodcast@gmail.com
Music: Pompeii Gray on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud
Chapters
1. 1. The Abandoned Road. (00:00:00)
2. Reading: CELSUS, Logos Alethes. (00:00:46)
3. OPENING Remarks. (00:05:02)
4. Historical BACKGROUND of Early Christianity. (00:11:34)
5. Problems with the New Testament Being Dated too EARLY. (00:22:00)
6. Conspicuous Lack of Mention of CHRISTIANS by Ancient Sources. (00:36:53)
7. The SPECIAL PARADIGM: the Theory of the True Origin of Christianity. (00:46:27)
8. Problems with the CONVENTIONAL View of how Christianity Began. (00:52:08)
9. The Fragment of QUADRATUS. (01:02:40)
10. CLOSING Remarks. (01:15:27)
38 episodes
Manage episode 289996135 series 2911288
The general introduction to BORN IN THE SECOND CENTURY, and a reading of the infamous Fragment of Quadratus.
Anyone who listens to this episode can learn about all the difficult problems that come from viewing Christianity as a religion that began after the supposed death of Jesus of Nazareth around 30 AD. Host Chris Palmero presents an alternative view: the Special Paradigm. The theory that Christianity was born out of a mélange of clashing religious ideas nearly 100 years later.
A key piece of early Christian history is examined and found to be spurious: a fragment from a lost book by Quadratus, which claims that some of the people who were resurrected by Jesus lived on into the following century.
Opening reading: Celsus, in the Logos Alethes, describes the MLM-like conversion tactics of Christians in the waning days of the 100's AD.
YouTube: @borninthesecondcentury
E-mail: secondcenturypodcast@gmail.com
Music: Pompeii Gray on Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud
Chapters
1. 1. The Abandoned Road. (00:00:00)
2. Reading: CELSUS, Logos Alethes. (00:00:46)
3. OPENING Remarks. (00:05:02)
4. Historical BACKGROUND of Early Christianity. (00:11:34)
5. Problems with the New Testament Being Dated too EARLY. (00:22:00)
6. Conspicuous Lack of Mention of CHRISTIANS by Ancient Sources. (00:36:53)
7. The SPECIAL PARADIGM: the Theory of the True Origin of Christianity. (00:46:27)
8. Problems with the CONVENTIONAL View of how Christianity Began. (00:52:08)
9. The Fragment of QUADRATUS. (01:02:40)
10. CLOSING Remarks. (01:15:27)
38 episodes
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