Bart points to the polemical nature of Christian martyrdom accounts such as the one depicting the death of Polycarp. Read by John Paul Middlesworth
                        
                    Isn’t it better to have no possessions at all than to have millions of them and then lose them? According to ancient Cynic philosophy:...
                        
                    Was Jesus Born in Bethlehem? Matthew’s Version.... Read by C.W.
                        
                    Dr. Fredriksen's second guest post on the development of early Christianity, focusing on the concept of "religion" in the ancient world. Read by Mike...