Superior Health Care as an Explanation for the Spread of Christianity?

May 20, 2026 00:05:28
Superior Health Care as an Explanation for the Spread of Christianity?
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Superior Health Care as an Explanation for the Spread of Christianity?

May 20 2026 | 00:05:28

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Bart asks if it could have been the way that early Christians cared for their sick and dying that made the early church attractive to potential converts.

Read by Steve McCabe.

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