Bible Expert (likely Wesley Huff or a co-host closely involved with Biblical scholarship)

So all of these books are like independent scrolls. So there's no such thing. We think of a Bible and we think of like the single volume. When do we get that? Fourth century. So we don't get that until the year 300. Yeah, anywhere between. So Constantine decriminalizes Christianity in 313. Got it. The Edict of Milan, the Peace of the Church.

So all of these books are like independent scrolls. So there's no such thing. We think of a Bible and we think of like the single volume. When do we get that? Fourth century. So we don't get that until the year 300. Yeah, anywhere between. So Constantine decriminalizes Christianity in 313. Got it. The Edict of Milan, the Peace of the Church.

So all of these books are like independent scrolls. So there's no such thing. We think of a Bible and we think of like the single volume. When do we get that? Fourth century. So we don't get that until the year 300. Yeah, anywhere between. So Constantine decriminalizes Christianity in 313. Got it. The Edict of Milan, the Peace of the Church.

So he makes it so that it's no longer illegal to be a Christian. Yeah. Because before him... there was a guy named Diocletian, who was the emperor. And Diocletian in 308 says, you know, I'm going to wipe these people out. So he makes it illegal for Christians to gather. And he beheads all the church leaders. And he like, it's this systematized persecution. So there's persecution before that.

So he makes it so that it's no longer illegal to be a Christian. Yeah. Because before him... there was a guy named Diocletian, who was the emperor. And Diocletian in 308 says, you know, I'm going to wipe these people out. So he makes it illegal for Christians to gather. And he beheads all the church leaders. And he like, it's this systematized persecution. So there's persecution before that.

So he makes it so that it's no longer illegal to be a Christian. Yeah. Because before him... there was a guy named Diocletian, who was the emperor. And Diocletian in 308 says, you know, I'm going to wipe these people out. So he makes it illegal for Christians to gather. And he beheads all the church leaders. And he like, it's this systematized persecution. So there's persecution before that.

The emperors were kind of loopy. So like Nero is famous for burning Christians in his garden as like the lights. He's nuts. Yeah. He got the lead poisoning, right? Probably. Yeah. I think he was the one who made his horse his general and like made a marble. Not like a few screws loose. So there was persecution, but it wasn't like empire wide until Diocletian. Diocletian comes in.

The emperors were kind of loopy. So like Nero is famous for burning Christians in his garden as like the lights. He's nuts. Yeah. He got the lead poisoning, right? Probably. Yeah. I think he was the one who made his horse his general and like made a marble. Not like a few screws loose. So there was persecution, but it wasn't like empire wide until Diocletian. Diocletian comes in.

The emperors were kind of loopy. So like Nero is famous for burning Christians in his garden as like the lights. He's nuts. Yeah. He got the lead poisoning, right? Probably. Yeah. I think he was the one who made his horse his general and like made a marble. Not like a few screws loose. So there was persecution, but it wasn't like empire wide until Diocletian. Diocletian comes in.

He's like, yo, we're getting rid of this shit. Yeah. So easy. And he's going to destroy the Christians. That's his kind of motivation. Constantine eventually takes control of the empire and

He's like, yo, we're getting rid of this shit. Yeah. So easy. And he's going to destroy the Christians. That's his kind of motivation. Constantine eventually takes control of the empire and

He's like, yo, we're getting rid of this shit. Yeah. So easy. And he's going to destroy the Christians. That's his kind of motivation. Constantine eventually takes control of the empire and

Which one? Diocletian. Diocletian bolster, like, you mean for Christians? Like, banning a book makes it sell more. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Which one? Diocletian. Diocletian bolster, like, you mean for Christians? Like, banning a book makes it sell more. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Which one? Diocletian. Diocletian bolster, like, you mean for Christians? Like, banning a book makes it sell more. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's not a bad way of putting it. Sort of. So Christians thrive under persecution, which is an interesting factor, but largely in spite of all of the stuff that's being spread about them. So Christians do things like the Romans practice this ancient form of abortion where, particularly if you have a girl, it's called exposure.

It's not a bad way of putting it. Sort of. So Christians thrive under persecution, which is an interesting factor, but largely in spite of all of the stuff that's being spread about them. So Christians do things like the Romans practice this ancient form of abortion where, particularly if you have a girl, it's called exposure.

It's not a bad way of putting it. Sort of. So Christians thrive under persecution, which is an interesting factor, but largely in spite of all of the stuff that's being spread about them. So Christians do things like the Romans practice this ancient form of abortion where, particularly if you have a girl, it's called exposure.

I'm a girl. The girl's there. And then they have the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper, right? Yeah. Jesus talks about, this is my body, this is my blood. And so the Romans catch wind of, they do this ceremony where they're talking about drinking blood and eating flesh. Sounds wild. And they're grabbing all these babies. Sounds wild.

I'm a girl. The girl's there. And then they have the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper, right? Yeah. Jesus talks about, this is my body, this is my blood. And so the Romans catch wind of, they do this ceremony where they're talking about drinking blood and eating flesh. Sounds wild. And they're grabbing all these babies. Sounds wild.