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S1E1 - Ancient Social Media
When did social media start? In 2004 when Facebook started? Nope, try the 1st century!
Social media is anything but new and early Christians played a key role in its growth, Tom Standage argues in his book, Writing in the Wall. We dive in to look his claim that social media existed in the Roman Empire and and that the church influenced its development with their own system upgrades. What does it mean for the Church today that early Christianity developed in an age of Roman social media?
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By Chris Ridgeway & Adam Graber
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When did social media start? In 2004 when Facebook started? Nope, try the 1st century!
Social media is anything but new and early Christians played a key role in its growth, Tom Standage argues in his book, Writing in the Wall. We dive in to look his claim that social media existed in the Roman Empire and and that the church influenced its development with their own system upgrades. What does it mean for the Church today that early Christianity developed in an age of Roman social media?
TALK BACK
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