Born in the Second Century
The assault on Pliny's Letter about the Christi...
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Oct 14 2021 2h 6m
Chapter 1 22 mins
Reading: A.N. SHERWIN-WHITE, Commentary on Pliny's Letter.Chapter 2 9 mins
OPENING Remarks.Chapter 3 3 mins
Close Reading RE-INTRO.Chapter 4 2 mins
Close Reading CONTINUATION.Chapter 5 4 mins
REDCARD: Twelve Groups of Three.Chapter 6 1 min
REDCARD: Persecution Trope: Confessors, Deniers, Apostates.Chapter 7 2 mins
REDCARD: Pliny Investigates Further.Chapter 8 3 mins
REDCARD: Christians Did Nothing Wrong.Chapter 9 2 mins
REDCARD: No Heretics?Chapter 10 19 mins
REDCARD: Lack of Incidence of Christianity.Chapter 11 7 mins
REDCARD: On Ceremony.Chapter 12 5 mins
REDCARD: Christ as to a God.Chapter 13 5 mins
REDCARD: The Oath.Chapter 14 4 mins
REDCARD: Ordinary and Harmless Food.Chapter 15 5 mins
REDCARD: On a Fixed Day.Chapter 16 9 mins
REDCARD: The Ban on Clubs.Chapter 17 1 min
REDCARD: Pliny Learns More After Torture.Chapter 18 6 mins
REDCARD: Deaconesses.Chapter 19 4 mins
REDCARD: "Superstitio."Chapter 20 3 mins
CLOSING Remarks.