James the brother of Jesus, and the elders at Jerusalem, and thousands of Jews there who have believed and are zealous for the law...
How are they regarded by the author of Acts? How are their envoys received at Antioch?&nbsp;
 
Image: &nbsp;&nbsp;'What is Truth?', &nbsp;a painting by Nikolai Nikolaievich, 1890

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8e) Acts of the Spotlight Part 5

Looking between the lines of Church history and the New Testament. 

The narrative that Christianity is based on includes assumptions that are easy to miss, assumptions that are also fundamental premises. 

Like the idea that this religion is well connected with the man we all know as Jesus.

This podcast puts that narrative into straight forward terms, and applies critical thinking to see if it makes sense.

 Premise: it’s supposed to make sense. 

And if it doesn’t, in behind the Church’s story there might be a cohesive, credible story that does make sense.

Christianity is open for critique