The Evidence

Major Theme: The Narrow Gate of Survival—how the Church (the body of Christ) navigated internal crises, doctrinal battles, and corruption,

Major Theme: Expansion & Preservation—how the improbable growth of the early Church led to the transformation of the Roman Empire,

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