In this class, the groundwork is laid for the semester. We learn how history helps us to be more passionate servants of Jesus Christ. We consider the idea of transition: not this-then-that but rather this-TO-that. We then focus our attention on the first part of a story that will cover two semesters. How did the church transition from a small, Jewish sect willing to die for its faith - into a powerful, Gentile empire willing to kill for it? The answers will set up next semester when we learn how the church is humbled and corrected.
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Lecture Recording (1:04:38; 59.1 MB)
(note: teaching begins at 18:00 and corresponds to page 7 in the Slide Deck)
