In Simeon's Wake

Allegory! Asceticism! Alliteration! Origen of Alexandria makes his spectacular podcast debut on this episode! Patreon: patreon.com/BenWyatt

No one: Absolutely no one: Ben: HEY WHAT IF TERTULLIAN WAS ACTUALLY A THEATER KID? We're so sorry.

Converting emperors, hating theater, and talking about veils: it's all in a day's work for everyone's favorite curmudgeonly Carthaginian! Learn about Tertullian's lesser known works in our final episode on the man. https://patreon.com/BenWyatt

Ben is on an alliteration kick, if you couldn't tell. Anyway, listen to this episode to learn about the Trinity and stuff. https://patreon.com/BenWyatt

How do modern methods of interpretation differ from those of the ancient church? And what do we make of the differences between the two? On today's episode, Ben sits down with noted Matthew scholar Jonathan Sanchez - who also happens to be Ben's seminary friend - to answer these questions and more! https://patreon.com/BenWyatt

You can't really understand Tertullian without observing him in full-blown rhetorical combat. Fortunately for us, we get to see him doing just that! Observe theological profundity and sick burns in equal measure as we look at his famous treatise, Against Marcion. https://patreon.com/BenWyatt

A fascinating investigation of the New Prophecy, also known as Montanism, with scholar and fellow church history podcaster Darrick Taylor! Join us to learn about Montanism's origins, reach, and perhaps its most dangerous opponent of all: the siesta.

Neologisms, persecution, heresy, and intersecting colonial identities, oh my! Ancient and modern worlds collide in the remarkable personage of Tertullian. Learn all about this pioneer of the faith - and pioneer of creative insults - in today's episode. patreon.com/BenWyatt

Fashion-obsessed emperors, real estate deals, and post-baptismal stank...the early church had a lot to deal with! It's time to check in and see how things were going for the African church ca. 200 AD.

"When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die." Dietrich Bonhoeffer spoke those words in the shadow of Nazi Germany. For the Christians of Africa, they were a sporadic but ever-looming reality. Martyrdom shaped the church - and the church shaped its people through the stories of these heroes of the faith. Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt

Not all so-called gnostics went down as heretics. Learn the story of Clement of Alexandria today! Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt

In this episode, Ben chats with an expert on the Nag Hammadi texts to learn a bit more about these fascinating documents we've been reviewing. Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt

Being venerated just runs in the family. Jesus's cousin, John the Baptist, has his very own religion that venerates him to this very day! Learn all about the forerunner's faithful in today's episode. Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt

Valentinus may be the most reviled of all the Gnostic writers. He was savaged by orthodox thinkers as a heretic and apostate - who almost became the pope! Listen in to find out what St. Irenaeus doesn't want you to hear. (Well, actually, he did want you to hear it, he quotes it at length in his works to tell you how silly it is, but he didn't want you to *believe* it, you know? Listen man, intros are hard. Just listen to the episode.) Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt

It's time to see the other texts that shaped African Christianity - the much-maligned (and much less studied) Gnostic Gospels! But who are the Gnostics? And are they really so scary? We'll spend all month answering that question! Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/benwyatt

With secret sacred syllables, triple masculinity, and a dramatic reveal that will leave you gasping for air, there's a lot to explore in the mysteries of Sethian religion! Join the patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt

Lions, apostles, and ancient AirBnBs, oh my! The apostle Mark hailed from Africa and returned there to minister. What legacies did he leave? Listen to find out! Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/benwyatt

You've met the man. But what will our amazing Alexandrine allegorist do with the Bible's very first narrative? A lot, it turns out. Listen on to find out!

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In which Ben goes on a brief and (hopefully) oddly sermonic rant. Listen away! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt

What's that, in the library? It's a diplomat! It's an exegete! It's a scholar! No - it's all three! Today begins our journey through the work of Philo of Alexandria. Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt

Throughout the 20th century, modern Africans have claimed and rediscovered their Jewish identities. What caused this extraordinary renaissance? Listen in to find out! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt

So much happened after Moses came through. Tune in here to learn all about it! Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/BenWyatt

Politics, parades, and library-related pageantry, oh my! Learn all about the extraordinary birth of one of the world's most extraordinary cities. https://www.patreon.com/c/BenWyatt

It's time for Rome to burst, Kool-Aid Man style, onto the African scene. https://www.patreon.com/c/BenWyatt

Berbers and Punics and Egyptians, oh my! And...Greeks and Romans? And what do the Ethiopians think of all this? Learn more about the diverse and storied peoples of Africa before Christianity came to the continent! Patreon link: Ben Wyatt | Patreon

The story of ancient African Christianity is fascinating and important. Learn all about it in this new podcast adventure! If you desire to support this podcast, you may do so at the Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/c/BenWyatt