Episodios

  • Episode 10 - Tyrants, Traitors, and Tumult: Africa in 200 AD

    Episode 10 - Tyrants, Traitors, and Tumult: Africa in 200 AD
    Dec 6 2025
    Fashion-obsessed emperors, real estate deals, and post-baptismal stank...the early church had a lot to deal with! It's time to check in and see how things were going for the African church ca. 200 AD.
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    51 m
  • Episode 9 - The Seed of the Church: Africa and the Legacy of the Martyrs

    Episode 9 - The Seed of the Church: Africa and the Legacy of the Martyrs
    Nov 7 2025
    "When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die." Dietrich Bonhoeffer spoke those words in the shadow of Nazi Germany. For the Christians of Africa, they were a sporadic but ever-looming reality. Martyrdom shaped the church - and the church shaped its people through the stories of these heroes of the faith. Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt
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    49 m
  • Episode 8F - Virtue is the Real Knowledge: Clement of Alexandria’s Gnosticism

    Episode 8F - Virtue is the Real Knowledge: Clement of Alexandria’s Gnosticism
    Oct 31 2025
    Not all so-called gnostics went down as heretics. Learn the story of Clement of Alexandria today! Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt
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    48 m
  • Episode 8E - An Interview with Dr. Shirley Paulson

    Episode 8E - An Interview with Dr. Shirley Paulson
    Oct 24 2025
    In this episode, Ben chats with an expert on the Nag Hammadi texts to learn a bit more about these fascinating documents we've been reviewing. Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt
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    35 m
  • Episode 8D - The Forerunner's Faithful: The Mandeans

    Episode 8D - The Forerunner's Faithful: The Mandeans
    Oct 17 2025
    Being venerated just runs in the family. Jesus's cousin, John the Baptist, has his very own religion that venerates him to this very day! Learn all about the forerunner's faithful in today's episode. Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt
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    39 m
  • Episode 8C - Aeons, Aeons Everywhere: Valentinus and the Gospel of Truth

    Episode 8C - Aeons, Aeons Everywhere: Valentinus and the Gospel of Truth
    Oct 10 2025
    Valentinus may be the most reviled of all the Gnostic writers. He was savaged by orthodox thinkers as a heretic and apostate - who almost became the pope! Listen in to find out what St. Irenaeus doesn't want you to hear. (Well, actually, he did want you to hear it, he quotes it at length in his works to tell you how silly it is, but he didn't want you to *believe* it, you know? Listen man, intros are hard. Just listen to the episode.) Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt
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    31 m
  • Episode 8A - The Other Gospels: Enter the Gnostics

    Episode 8A - The Other Gospels: Enter the Gnostics
    Oct 3 2025
    It's time to see the other texts that shaped African Christianity - the much-maligned (and much less studied) Gnostic Gospels! But who are the Gnostics? And are they really so scary? We'll spend all month answering that question! Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/benwyatt
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    13 m
  • Episode 8B - The Sacred Son: Sethianism

    Episode 8B - The Sacred Son: Sethianism
    Oct 3 2025
    With secret sacred syllables, triple masculinity, and a dramatic reveal that will leave you gasping for air, there's a lot to explore in the mysteries of Sethian religion! Join the patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt
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    38 m