Send us a text It is the 4th century AD…Jesus has been dead for at least 300 years but the stories and ideas about him have not. After having been persecuted for decades, and fed to lions in the Coliseum, the Christians are now becoming the dominant religion under the new emperor Constantine. But they aren’t the only Christians, and they aren’t the only ones with ideas about who Jesus was, and who Judas was. They are becoming the institution that would later start the inquis...
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Send us a text It is the 4th century AD…Jesus has been dead for at least 300 years but the stories and ideas about him have not. After having been persecuted for decades, and fed to lions in the Coliseum, the Christians are now becoming the dominant religion under the new emperor Constantine. But they aren’t the only Christians, and they aren’t the only ones with ideas about who Jesus was, and who Judas was. They are becoming the institution that would later start the inquis...
Les Miserables -- Plot summary and the real people who inspired it. Episode 9 (3 of 8).
Theater History and Mysteries
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Les Miserables -- Plot summary and the real people who inspired it. Episode 9 (3 of 8).
Send us a text This episode covers 5 real historical figures that helped inspire the novel, and a whirlwind plot summary of the original Victor Hugo novel. Errata: For some reason I kept referring to the character Marius as "Marcus" -- please just skip that. Here's a link to the image of the Bishop's plaque, identifying that character in the novel is based on the actual Bishop of Deign. Introduction Against the odds, an early draft of Les Miserables made it out of Paris, with i...
Theater History and Mysteries
Send us a text It is the 4th century AD…Jesus has been dead for at least 300 years but the stories and ideas about him have not. After having been persecuted for decades, and fed to lions in the Coliseum, the Christians are now becoming the dominant religion under the new emperor Constantine. But they aren’t the only Christians, and they aren’t the only ones with ideas about who Jesus was, and who Judas was. They are becoming the institution that would later start the inquis...
