Podcast – Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland Philip A. Harland
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- Society & Culture
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The Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean podcast explores social and religious life in the Greco-Roman world, especially early Christianity including the New Testament. Half-hour episodes are released bi-weekly from September to June (with a summer break in July and August). These episodes are not scripted; they are edited versions of improvised lectures from point-form notes.
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Podcast 8.24: Satanic Imagery And Conspiracies In Modern Culture
Podcast 8.24: Satanic Imagery And Conspiracies In Modern Culture (Download).
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Podcast 8.22: Milton’s Traditional Satan in Paradise Lost (1600s)
Podcast 8.22: Milton’s Traditional Satan in Paradise Lost (1600s) (Download).
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Podcast 8.21: The Devil and Internal Struggles of the Reformation Period (1500s)
Podcast 8.21: The Devil and Internal Struggles of the Reformation Period (1500s) (Download).
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Podcast 8.20: Witchcraft Accusations and Pacts with the Devil (1400-1600)
Podcast 8.20: Witchcraft Accusations and Pacts with the Devil (1400-1600) (Download).
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Podcast 8.19: Satan and Demons in Everyday Life in the Middle Ages
Podcast 8.19: Satan and Demons in Everyday Life in the Middle Ages (Download).
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Podcast 8.18: Satan’s Home, part 5 – Medieval Depictions and Dante’s Inferno
Podcast 8.18: Satan’s Home, part 5 – Medieval Depictions and Dante’s Inferno (Download).
Customer Reviews
Early Christian History
The world should be very grateful that people of Dr Harland's calibre are prepared to go to the effort to put their work on the web for general use. I know I am.
These podcasts are carefully explained and easy to listen to. Dr Harland has a lovely mellow voice which makes listening to a long series of lectures much more enjoyable than it would otherwise be, and a measured style.
These podcasts are mostly derived from lectures and form a coherant guide to early Christian history. Based on the Gospels both canonical and non-canonical, they describe and explain the range of belief found in the first centuries of Christian thought. And you certainly need the help if you're to have any hope of understanding the Gnostic philosophies of the early Christian world. Simply read they sound like a report of rather pleasant acid trip, but do actually make a kind of weird sense when studied critically.
Highly recommended for people interested in religion or history.