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http://trinities.org/blog/podcast-149-dr-larry-hurtados-destroyer-of-the-gods-part-1/ Why did Roman rulers and polemicists find early Christianity so alarming, rather than just another religion, like those of Rome's many conquered peoples? In his new book Destroyer of the gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World (Baylor University Press, 2016), Dr. Larry Hurtado explores several ways in which this new Jesus-movement was different than its competitors in the religious marketplace of what we now call the first few Christian centuries. In this interview Dr. Hurtado answer questions such as: How did ancient people think about the connection between one's religion and one's ethnic identity? Why was it so difficult to be a Christian in Roman society? Why was eating meat sacrificed to idols such a living issue for Paul's churches? Why did early pagan critics of Christianity call them "haters of mankind," and "atheists"? If it was so difficult to be a Christian in an ancient pagan society, why did so many people choose to become Christians? Links for this episode @ http://trinities.org/blog/podcast-149-dr-larry-hurtados-destroyer-of-the-gods-part-1/ Larry Hurtado's blog podcast 100 Dr. Larry Hurtado on God in New Testament Theology podcast 99 Dr. Larry Hurtado on early high christology Dr. Hurtado's books Destroyer of the gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World Why on Earth Did Anyone Become a Christian in the First Three Centuries? Commentary on Mark One God, One Lord: Early Christian Devotion and Ancient Jewish Monotheism, 3rd ed. Why on Earth Did Anyone Become a Christian in the First Three Centuries Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity How on Earth Did Jesus Become a God? (kindle) The Earliest Christian Artifacts: Manuscripts and Christian Origins God in New Testament Theology Origen, Against Celsus / Contra Celsum (a long reply to an early anti-Christian polemic by a learned pagan named Celsus) Isis, Mithras Letter to Diognetus the letter of Pliny to Emperor Trajan Gore Vidal 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, 1 Corinthians 10:14-33; 1 Peter 2:11-25; 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16. This week's thinking music is "Warmer" by Andy G. Cohen. Released under a Creative Commons Attribution International License. https://andyg.co/hen/ Weekly podcast exploring views about the Trinity, and more generally about God and Jesus in Christian theology and philosophy. Debates, interviews, and historical and contemporary perspectives. Hosted by philosopher of religion / analytic theologian Dr. Dale Tuggy. This week's thinking music is "Warmer" by Andy G. Cohen. Released under a Creative Commons Attribution International License. https://andyg.co/hen/ http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Andy_G_Cohen/MUL__DIV_1198/Andy_G_Cohen_-_MULDIV_-_10_-_Warmer