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

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.

It's Hollywood, yeah. Right. So in the midst of stuff like that, where they're like, they're eating the babies. Yeah. They still grow in a large part because they like they're they they're philanthropic. They help people. Right. So we have some like Roman leaders who write and they they decry the fact that Christians are not just taking care of their own.

It's Hollywood, yeah. Right. So in the midst of stuff like that, where they're like, they're eating the babies. Yeah. They still grow in a large part because they like they're they they're philanthropic. They help people. Right. So we have some like Roman leaders who write and they they decry the fact that Christians are not just taking care of their own.

It's Hollywood, yeah. Right. So in the midst of stuff like that, where they're like, they're eating the babies. Yeah. They still grow in a large part because they like they're they they're philanthropic. They help people. Right. So we have some like Roman leaders who write and they they decry the fact that Christians are not just taking care of their own.

They're taking care of like they're like they're taking care of everybody else is embarrassing us. So but there are lots of factors that go into that.

They're taking care of like they're like they're taking care of everybody else is embarrassing us. So but there are lots of factors that go into that.

They're taking care of like they're like they're taking care of everybody else is embarrassing us. So but there are lots of factors that go into that.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Round zero. Round zero. What's happening after?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Round zero. Round zero. What's happening after?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Round zero. Round zero. What's happening after?

Right. So Christianity is this like small fringe movement of a bunch of—and early on they're still associated in the pagan world with the Jews. They're like a group of Jews. They just follow this. So they're thought of as Jews at the time, but like an offset of Judaism.

Right. So Christianity is this like small fringe movement of a bunch of—and early on they're still associated in the pagan world with the Jews. They're like a group of Jews. They just follow this. So they're thought of as Jews at the time, but like an offset of Judaism.

Right. So Christianity is this like small fringe movement of a bunch of—and early on they're still associated in the pagan world with the Jews. They're like a group of Jews. They just follow this. So they're thought of as Jews at the time, but like an offset of Judaism.

But stranger. Because so your religion in the ancient world is largely tied to your ethnicity. Right. And so conversion wasn't unusual. This is interesting. Conversion wasn't unusual in the ancient world. In fact, if you got married and you were like a pagan Roman, it was expected that you would convert to your husband's religion. That's interesting.

But stranger. Because so your religion in the ancient world is largely tied to your ethnicity. Right. And so conversion wasn't unusual. This is interesting. Conversion wasn't unusual in the ancient world. In fact, if you got married and you were like a pagan Roman, it was expected that you would convert to your husband's religion. That's interesting.

But stranger. Because so your religion in the ancient world is largely tied to your ethnicity. Right. And so conversion wasn't unusual. This is interesting. Conversion wasn't unusual in the ancient world. In fact, if you got married and you were like a pagan Roman, it was expected that you would convert to your husband's religion. That's interesting.

Particularly if they had house gods, which was common. Okay. But the Christians and the Jews were unusual in that they just denied everybody else's gods existed.

Particularly if they had house gods, which was common. Okay. But the Christians and the Jews were unusual in that they just denied everybody else's gods existed.

Particularly if they had house gods, which was common. Okay. But the Christians and the Jews were unusual in that they just denied everybody else's gods existed.

fire so so actually one of the earliest accusations for christians is that they're atheists they deny the gods so they're accused of being atheists and they're accused of being anti-social yeah yeah yeah yeah okay okay like atheos yeah no god yeah yeah like you guys believe in a thousand gods why would you believe in one yeah and the ancient world is not just polytheistic it's what's called henotheistic okay so you don't just believe there are many gods you believe that there's like hierarchies of gods and actually your gods could be my gods by another name