Born in the Second Century
The siege of Pliny's Letter continues as host C...
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Sep 23 2021 1h 35m
Chapter 1 15 mins
Reading: ANTONINUS, Letter to the Common Assembly of Asia.Chapter 2 2 mins
OPENING Remarks.Chapter 3 3 mins
Reading: Fake Letter from a CIA STATION CHIEF.Chapter 4 1 min
Close Reading RE-INTRO.Chapter 5 6 mins
REDCARD: Pliny's Three Artificial Questions.Chapter 6 1 min
REDCARD: Very Old and Very Young Christians in 112 AD.Chapter 7 1 min
YELLOWCARD: Chiastic Structure.Chapter 8 9 mins
REDCARD: Persecution Trope: The Name vs. the Flagitia.Chapter 9 5 mins
REDCARD: Anachronism: "The Name."Chapter 10 2 mins
Close Reading CONTINUED.Chapter 11 11 mins
REDCARD: Persecution Trope: Confessors, Deniers, Apostates.Chapter 12 54 sec
YELLOWCARD: Amentia (Madness).Chapter 13 2 mins
REDCARD: Pliny Punishes the Christians Anyway.Chapter 14 4 mins
Two REDCARDS: Pliny Puts the Question Three Times; The Martyrs are Silent.Chapter 15 5 mins
REDCARD: Sending Prisoners to Rome.Chapter 16 2 mins
REDCARD: No True Christian Would Curse Christ.Chapter 17 4 mins
REDCARD: Use of the Term "Christ."Chapter 18 7 mins
REDCARD: Persecution Trope: The Sacrifice Test.Chapter 19 3 mins
REDCARD: Christians Compelled to Curse Christ.Chapter 20 1 min
CLOSING Remarks.