Description
Could Christians have left their mark on Pompeii before Mount Vesuvius destroyed the city in AD 79?
John Nelson is joined by Baylor University New Testament scholar Professor Bruce Longenecker to explore extraordinary archaeological clues that could change how we understand the earliest Christians.
From a mysterious cross in a Pompeii bakery to one of the earliest depictions of Jesus, complete with Egyptian magical inscriptions, Longenecker challenges familiar assumptions about Christian art, persecution and worship.
They uncover hidden Christian symbols in Roman bathhouses, remarkable paintings in one of the earliest surviving church buildings, and the surprising ways believers expressed their faith in the Roman world.
Chapters
00:00 Was There a Christian Cross in Pompeii Before AD 79?
01:17 Did the Earliest Christians Really Avoid Art?
04:34 One of the Earliest Images of Jesus Ever Found?
10:32 Did Christians Use the Cross Before Constantine?
16:33 The Evidence for Christianity in Pompeii
20:07 The Mysterious Cross Found in a Pompeii Bakery
25:57 The Secret Christian Fish Symbol: Fact or Myth?
30:43 Inside One of the World's Oldest Christian Churches
35:32 What Did Baptism Look Like 1,800 Years Ago?
45:40 Hidden Christian Messages in Roman Baths
52:18 Ancient Christian Codes: 800, 666 and the Bible
1:01:04 What These Discoveries Reveal About Early Christianity
What can these ancient discoveries really tell us about the first Christians?
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