The B-Side Bible: Your backstage pass to what didn't make the sermon.
Mark Kerrigan
15 episodes
2 days ago
Send us a text Long before Christianity settled into creeds and councils, it was a field of competing ideas — and some of the most striking came from the movement we now call Gnosticism. In this episode, we trace the rise of the Gnostics: the teachers who shaped it, the world that produced it, and the ideas that set them apart. We explore their dualistic cosmos, their vision of a flawed material world, the role of the Demiurge, the pursuit of hidden knowledge — and why these ideas became such...
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Send us a text Long before Christianity settled into creeds and councils, it was a field of competing ideas — and some of the most striking came from the movement we now call Gnosticism. In this episode, we trace the rise of the Gnostics: the teachers who shaped it, the world that produced it, and the ideas that set them apart. We explore their dualistic cosmos, their vision of a flawed material world, the role of the Demiurge, the pursuit of hidden knowledge — and why these ideas became such...
Zoroastrianism: the 3500 year old source of Judaism and Christianity
The B-Side Bible: Your backstage pass to what didn't make the sermon.
37 minutes
10 months ago
Zoroastrianism: the 3500 year old source of Judaism and Christianity
Send us a text Zoroastrianism was founded by the prophet Zoroaster around 3,500 years ago in ancient Persia. This religion has profoundly influenced the spiritual landscape of the world, and today, we’ll be uncovering its rich history, key figures, and sacred texts. In this episode, we’ll take a detailed look at the rise of Zoroastrianism. We’ll explore how it flourished under the mighty Persian empires, from the Achaemenid to the Parthian and Sasanian dynasties. These were times when Zoroast...
The B-Side Bible: Your backstage pass to what didn't make the sermon.
Send us a text Long before Christianity settled into creeds and councils, it was a field of competing ideas — and some of the most striking came from the movement we now call Gnosticism. In this episode, we trace the rise of the Gnostics: the teachers who shaped it, the world that produced it, and the ideas that set them apart. We explore their dualistic cosmos, their vision of a flawed material world, the role of the Demiurge, the pursuit of hidden knowledge — and why these ideas became such...
