Early Christianity through the Eyes of Greeks and Romans: Celsus

This semester I teach a course on Early Christianity at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. It’s the same faculty I got my Ph.D. from. My (I guess: ex) mentor is on a sabbatical so he asked me Read more

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Did Paul Hate Women? Historical Glimpse into the Role of Women in the Early Church

A few days ago I had dinner with a couple of my acquaintances. One was a young girl in her mid-20s with strong anti-religious sentiments. Usually, I don’t like to talk about heavy topics such as religion and Church Read more

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Knowledge and Counterknowledge: The peculiar case of Goran Šarić (How conspiracy theorists distort your knowledge about the history of Christianity)

Has anybody told you that after Jesus married Mary Magdalene, in a ceremony at the center of the great Temple in Jerusalem, they took off to the south of France in one of those FBI’s black cool helicopters where Read more

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The development of the belief in Heaven and Hell: What did the Greeks and Romans believe about the afterlife?

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of the night wondering if you made the right choice with your life? Have you ever (the drunk mode counts!) thought about the meaning of life? The ultimate and objective meaning Read more

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Jesus, Historian, and the Miracles: A Personal Story

“Do all people, in the dark of a sleepless night”, David Wolpe wrote, “wonder if they made the right choice with their lives?” Do they ever poke the greatest question of all? All philosophizing on life’s purpose is ultimately Read more

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