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The satirist Lucian (c. 125-180) was popular in his own time and during the Renaissance, among other things probably being the first author of science fiction.

Once pervasively described as a period of fall and decline, today Late Antiquity is often understood as a period of cultural flowering and economic revolution.

A primer on Biblical canon formation, retrospective on what we’ve covered so far, and introduction to the upcoming season.

After 300 CE, Manichaeism spread quickly from its origins in modern day Iraq and Iran. Recent archaeological discoveries have finally allowed us to learn about it firsthand.

The Nag Hammadi Library, Codex Tchacos, and Berlin Codex, as they came to light in the twentieth century, radically changed our understanding of early Christianity.

Learn the basic tenets and early history of Zoroastrianism, one of the most important and widespread religions in the ancient world, and possibly earth’s oldest living monotheism.

One of the most spectacular pieces of writing in the world’s religious texts, Revelation influenced generations of writers and theologians.

The later epistles of the New Testament show early Christian theology expanding and evolving in the ancient Mediterranean.