The Eye of the Needle: The Intellectual Victory (Part 18)
Major Theme: The “Intellectual Victory”—how Christianity moved from a “superstition” of the marginalized to the dominant philosophical framework of the
Major Theme: The “Intellectual Victory”—how Christianity moved from a “superstition” of the marginalized to the dominant philosophical framework of the
Major Theme: The “Social Revolution”—how the Gospel dismantled the rigid hierarchies of the ancient world, creating a radical new community
Major Theme: The “Messiah No One Expected”—how the Person of Jesus Christ was a total subversion of historical, political, and
Major Theme: The “Fullness of Time”—how the Roman Empire unwittingly provided the exact historical and sociological conditions required for the
Major Theme: The historical and sociological “impossibilities” surrounding the preservation and structure of ancient Judaism as a unique precursor to
Major Theme: The historical and sociological “impossibilities” surrounding the emergence of ancient Judaism as a unique precursor to Christianity.Scripture Foundation: