Episode 16: The Avignon Papacy Special Part 1
The Avignon papacy was an extremely difficult time for the Roman Catholic Church and Western Europe. This is the time when the Bishop of Rome picked up and moved the entire operation to Avignon in the...
12 Juli 201339min
Episode 15: Simon Magus - Father of All Heresies?
Was Simon Magus the ultimate bad guy or is there more to the story. Simon Magus has been potrayed as the first heretic in Church history, but there is more to the story than meets the eye. In this epi...
1 Juli 201323min
Episode 14: First Century AD Religion Extra: John the Baptist
John the Baptist is referred to variously as the precursor, ground layer and forerunner of Jesus. His story is quite well known and is documented in each of the four canonical gospels. In this episode...
10 Juni 201323min
Episode 13: First Century AD Religion Part 3: Judaism
In this episode we will take a look at the situation of Judaism in the First Century AD. This was an extremely chaotic time in history. We will discuss the religious factions and how they interacted w...
3 Juni 201335min
Episode 12: First Century AD Religion Part 2: The Mystery Religions
In this episode we take a look at another important part of the religious situation of the 1st century AD: Mystery religions or mystery cults. We will talk about some of the more popular mystery relig...
8 Maj 201336min
Episode 11 - Ancient Religion Paganism
In this episode we begin a series on the religious situation in the Roman Empire during the first years of the Christian Movement. We will take a look at the Roman State religion, personal religion an...
24 Apr 201330min
Episode 10: The Council of Jerusalem
Welcome back to the History of the Papacy Podcast. In this episode we will look at the monumental first council of the Church, called the Council of Jerusalem or the Apostolic Council. This was a majo...
11 Apr 201348min
Episode 9: A Papal Resignation Special 5 Celestine V
This is the final episode of the Papal Resignation Series. The Papal Conclave of 2013 has wrapped up and there is a new Pope. 700 years another pope resigned, the first Pope to retire. Pope Celestine ...
28 Mars 201327min
