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In part 1 (0- In part 2 (In part 3 (In part 4 (Because they refused to participate in communal worship of the Roman gods or in the economy built on violent nationalism. Tim says this is evident in the stories Luke shares, like the one about the silversmith Demetrius in Acts 19. He views Christianity as a threat to the entire religious and economic system of the world and incites a riot in Ephesus against Paul.In part 6 (The guys discuss how modern Americans’ lives look very similar to Roman lives. We tend to worship sex and money as a culture, but without the mythology wrapped around it. Are Americans or modern westerners that much different from our historical Roman predecessors? Perhaps we’re more alike than we care to believe.In part 7 (In part 8 (Thank you to all our supporters!Produced By:Dan Gummel, Jon Collins, Matthew Halbert-HowenResources:Philip Jenkins, Lost ChristianityKavin Rowe, World Upside-Down: Reading Acts in a Graeco-Roman AgeLarry Hurtado, Destroyer of the GodsLarry Hurtado, Why on Earth Did Anyone Become Christian?N.T. Wright, Paul and the Faithfulness of GodMusic:Beautiful Eulogy, The Fear of GodBeautiful Eulogy, Come Alive (Hidden)Beautiful Eulogy, Come AliveMoby, Shot in the Back of the HeadShipwrecked, Noah DixonKV, WildRosasharn Music, Defender Instrumental