Diana Pasulka

I think he's right. And if he's watching this, I believe you now.

So, okay, so there are things that haven't been written down, okay? But we know about them through material culture. So, we know a lot about Christianity by what they decided to put, like, okay, see these beautiful paintings that you have in here? Well, I know a lot about you by looking at those paintings, right? I know that your friend painted them. I honestly thought that they were photos.

So, okay, so there are things that haven't been written down, okay? But we know about them through material culture. So, we know a lot about Christianity by what they decided to put, like, okay, see these beautiful paintings that you have in here? Well, I know a lot about you by looking at those paintings, right? I know that your friend painted them. I honestly thought that they were photos.

So, okay, so there are things that haven't been written down, okay? But we know about them through material culture. So, we know a lot about Christianity by what they decided to put, like, okay, see these beautiful paintings that you have in here? Well, I know a lot about you by looking at those paintings, right? I know that your friend painted them. I honestly thought that they were photos.

Like, that's some artistic talent right there. But what that means is that what is most important to us, we tend to make images of. And so the early Christians, not all of them could read or write. So they had material culture. And you see these in, like, the catacombs. And so this is where they buried their dead. And they hid out because they were being persecuted by Rome.

Like, that's some artistic talent right there. But what that means is that what is most important to us, we tend to make images of. And so the early Christians, not all of them could read or write. So they had material culture. And you see these in, like, the catacombs. And so this is where they buried their dead. And they hid out because they were being persecuted by Rome.

Like, that's some artistic talent right there. But what that means is that what is most important to us, we tend to make images of. And so the early Christians, not all of them could read or write. So they had material culture. And you see these in, like, the catacombs. And so this is where they buried their dead. And they hid out because they were being persecuted by Rome.

And so they had a lot of these images. these things that are basically called frescoes. And if you look at their frescoes, you could see what was important to them and also how they worshipped. So you see that they were diverse. So women worshipped with men, okay? So there wasn't like this strict, you know, kind of gender separation. That didn't appear.

And so they had a lot of these images. these things that are basically called frescoes. And if you look at their frescoes, you could see what was important to them and also how they worshipped. So you see that they were diverse. So women worshipped with men, okay? So there wasn't like this strict, you know, kind of gender separation. That didn't appear.

And so they had a lot of these images. these things that are basically called frescoes. And if you look at their frescoes, you could see what was important to them and also how they worshipped. So you see that they were diverse. So women worshipped with men, okay? So there wasn't like this strict, you know, kind of gender separation. That didn't appear.

There are some written things that we should pay attention to. And some of those things we found only in the 20th century because we still do archaeology. So we found the Dead Sea Scrolls, which tell us a lot about the early Jewish community that became Christian. Jesus is Jewish. So he's in a He's not Christian, he's Jewish.

There are some written things that we should pay attention to. And some of those things we found only in the 20th century because we still do archaeology. So we found the Dead Sea Scrolls, which tell us a lot about the early Jewish community that became Christian. Jesus is Jewish. So he's in a He's not Christian, he's Jewish.

There are some written things that we should pay attention to. And some of those things we found only in the 20th century because we still do archaeology. So we found the Dead Sea Scrolls, which tell us a lot about the early Jewish community that became Christian. Jesus is Jewish. So he's in a He's not Christian, he's Jewish.

So his community, then, we have to understand it in its context in terms of what he said and the message that he brings down. He also talks a lot about the Holy Spirit. What did he mean by that? He meant the presence of God. And I think that is super important. And that's something, by the way, that I believe still is alive. And you could feel the presence of Jesus in certain communities that...

So his community, then, we have to understand it in its context in terms of what he said and the message that he brings down. He also talks a lot about the Holy Spirit. What did he mean by that? He meant the presence of God. And I think that is super important. And that's something, by the way, that I believe still is alive. And you could feel the presence of Jesus in certain communities that...

So his community, then, we have to understand it in its context in terms of what he said and the message that he brings down. He also talks a lot about the Holy Spirit. What did he mean by that? He meant the presence of God. And I think that is super important. And that's something, by the way, that I believe still is alive. And you could feel the presence of Jesus in certain communities that...

profess their you know devotion to him and profess to do his you know what he asked us to do love one another you know those kinds of things um so that's not in the bible right uh although it can be we could use the bible to help us you know create this community of believers he also instituted a community of people to carry on what he was doing

profess their you know devotion to him and profess to do his you know what he asked us to do love one another you know those kinds of things um so that's not in the bible right uh although it can be we could use the bible to help us you know create this community of believers he also instituted a community of people to carry on what he was doing

profess their you know devotion to him and profess to do his you know what he asked us to do love one another you know those kinds of things um so that's not in the bible right uh although it can be we could use the bible to help us you know create this community of believers he also instituted a community of people to carry on what he was doing

That community had some books that we've just found out about in the 1940s. And one of the—so, you know, let's understand, too, in the first century— the early Christian church was almost decimated by Rome, okay? So, you know, it's a church that had been, you know, bad things were happening to Christians and to Jewish people. Their temple was destroyed by Rome in 70.