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.

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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.)

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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!

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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!

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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!

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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!

Ben has written a book! You can buy it at the links below.

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In which Ben goes on a brief and (hopefully) oddly sermonic rant. Listen away!

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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.

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Throughout the 20th century, modern Africans have claimed and rediscovered their Jewish identities. What caused this extraordinary renaissance? Listen in to find out!

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