Another selection from the draft of Bart's book, tentatively called The Origins of Altruism: How the Teachings of Jesus Transformed the Moral Conscience of the West. This bit is the introduction to my chapter 6: "Transforming the Ethics of Jesus: Moral Discourse in Early Christianity.'
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Dr. Ehrman gives some background to the topic of how the Spirit was to function in the Thessalonian community.. Read by John Paul Middlesworth
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An early Christian text, The Martyrdom of Polycarp, claims to be written by an eyewitness -- but can we be so sure? Read by...