From a Jewish sect in Jerusalem to the religion of an empire. Three courses on how it happened.
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Anniversary bonus: every purchase between November 1 and December 31 includes the 5-Day Scholar Series (January 6 to 10, 2027) and the mystery prize.
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Is Acts history, theology, or something cleverer than either? How to read the only account we have of the first Christian decades.
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There was never one early Christianity. Five centuries of rival movements, from one of the field’s most formidable historians.
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The Christians who lost: what they taught, why it made sense to them, and how their opponents made sure you never heard it.
See the course →Nobody in the year 30 would have bet on it. A handful of Galileans, a leader executed as a criminal, a message that did not translate. Four centuries later it was the law of the Roman world. The question is not whether that is remarkable. It is how, exactly, it happened, and who got written out of the story along the way.
Three courses, three angles: Luke’s own account of the first years, and what he leaves out; Paula Fredriksen on the many Christianities that competed for the name; and Bart Ehrman on the groups that lost, and what they believed before the winners called it heresy.
| The Genius of Acts of the ApostlesBart Ehrman | $79.95 |
| Ancient Christianities: The First Five Hundred YearsPaula Fredriksen, Hebrew University of Jerusalem | $295 |
| Earliest Christian HeresiesBart Ehrman | $79.95 |
| Bought separately | $454.90 |
| Early Christianity Pack | $219 |
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Five topics over five days, with five scholars who have been part of Paths in Biblical Studies since the start.
Confirmed so far: Bart Ehrman, Amy-Jill Levine, Joel Baden, Hugo Méndez, Paula Fredriksen.
Every qualifying purchase also includes the mystery prize, to be revealed during the celebration.
Any course purchase or joining the Biblical Studies Academy between November 1 and December 31, 2026 qualifies. Members must be active on December 1 to receive the mystery prize, and on December 31 to get access to the 5-Day Scholar Series.
Bought separately these come to $454.90. The anniversary price holds through December 31, 2026.
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