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 discusses how Jesus radicalizes some Mosaic laws in Matthew, but may not take such a radical approach to all of them. Read by...
A further analysis of how many Christians likely existed between 30 and 400 CE. Read by Mike Johnson.
Bart offers suggestions for further reading on Paul's letter to the Galatians. Read by Steve McCabe.