Do the early Christians think God is more just and determined to punish or more merciful and determined to forgive? I deal with the matter in one of the chapters in my next scholarly book, Journeys to Heaven and Hell: Tours of the Afterlife in the Early Christian Tradition, coming out in April with Yale University Press. The book has been done for months now, and I am right now reading through the final page proofs sent to me by the press – making final corrections of typos before it heads into production. Read by Petra Ortiz
Bart draws from his just-published book to point out how recent the notion of a "rapture" is. Read by John Paul Middlesworth
Bart recounts instances of resuscitation in the OT. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
Bart wonders if debates are worth the trouble when most of the audience comes in with their minds already made up. Read by John...