In this episode we talk about the early rise of Christianity in the time where it was still considered a Jewish Sect. Sources The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World by Bart D. Ehrman My education Music from https://filmmusic.io “Tabuk” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week we talk about Jewish history. Sources The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World by Bart D. Ehrman Wikipedia - Jewish History Music from https://filmmusic.io “Tabuk” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week we talk about ancient paganism. Sources The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World by Bart D. Ehrman Wikipedia - Paganism Wikipedia - Ancient Greek Religion Wikipedia - Religion in Ancient Rome Wikipedia - Imperial cult of Ancient Rome Wikipedia - Hellenistic Religion Wikipedia - Decline of Greco-Roman polytheism Music from https://filmmusic.io “Tabuk” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

This week we talk about the Roman Republic, expansion, and Empire up to 275 CE. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Macedonian_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Punic_War Music from https://filmmusic.io "Tabuk" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

We introduce the podcast and then explain why the Bishop of Alexandra, an Egyptian, would speak Greek. The required a brief overview of the Achaemenid, Macedonian, and Seleucid Empires, and the Ptolemaic Kingdom, as well as what Hellenism is and how the Hellenization process worked. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seleucid_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaic_Kingdom Music from https://filmmusic.io "Tabuk" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Schisms is a new podcast on the history of religion coming in 2020