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: Absolutely Yes! I’ve been discussing how this view comes to be embodied in Lucian’ of Samosata’s humorous dialogue Downward Journey, about a rich tyrant who abused his power and wealth and then ended up completely miserable in the afterlife. I begin here with the paragraph that ended the last post, to provide a bit of context for the humorous passage that follows. (All this is taken from my book Journeys to Heaven and Hell, with Yale University Press, due out in April) Read by Petra Ortiz
Bart shows how Paul's Thessalonian audience would have understood what fundamentalists call "the rapture." Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
In light of the ending of his 2012 Newsweek article, Dr. Ehrman points out where he opposes and where he appreciates those who take...
What did Paul really think about women in the Church? Read by Ken Teutsch.