We're still in the Roman Empire, but today we're looking at the religions of Rome. It's the Greek religion repackaged, but it's also uniquely Roman with religion on every level of society, and the emperor as the supreme religious leader. Then along comes a tiny offshoot of Judaism that is bound to fail. A fledgling religion that comes to be known as Christianity. How much change can one Jewish carpenter from Nazareth make, anyway, compared to the might of Rome? Listen and find out!
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