How Did Christianity Go From a Tiny Jewish Cult to Rule the Western World So Quickly?
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Various religions have been popping up randomly seemingly as long as humans have been humaning- interestingly, not just with humans but our Neanderthal cousins, with signs of some form of religious practices with those Neanderthals going back at least 150,000 years. But one religion founded about 2,000 years ago triggered a marked shift in the way many in the world view religion and interact with a deity. Starting out as a sect of Judaism, fast-forward just a handful of generations of humans later and Christianity had evolved into its own distinct religion well on its way to dominating the Western world and beyond. And hasn’t really stopped since, statistically the world’s #1 religion with over 2.3 billion adherents in its various branches. So what made Christianity take off to then unprecedented levels, going from 1 person to millions in such a short span, and then billions beyond, where countless thousands of other religions in history don’t or sometimes only briefly rise and then fizzle out? Well, I’m glad you asked, because this is one of the more fascinating topics on so many levels we’ve ever covered here. So, quiet down your children, have a seat in a pew up front, and let’s dive into it all, shall we?
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Author: Daven Hiskey
Host: Simon Whistler
Producer: Samuel Avila
0:00 Intro
1:56 In the Beginning
5:04 Did Jesus Actually Exist and Say Anything He Said
10:05 One Chicken to Rule Us All
12:59 How Roman Religion Worked
16:14 How to Win Friends and Influence People
28:14 Jesus on Women, Slaves, and Roman Spicy Time
41:40 A Timeless Model That Still Works Today- A Mister Rogers Story
48:12 Rescuing Babies
49:00 Go Ye Therefore, And Teach All Nations
52:24 Jesus can Kill Zeus. Zeus Cannot Kill Jesus
55:09 Secret Sauce- The Immutable Power of the Dinner Party to Change the World
1:00:57 “Meeting Physical Force With Soul Force”
1:04:36 “Hew Out of the Mountain of Despair a Stone of Hope”
1:10:26 “Shake the Foundations of Our Nation Until the Bright Day of Justice Emerges”
1:13:27 “Free at last! Free at last Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
1:16:59 What if the Color Blue to You Isn’t the Same Color Blue to Me?
1:20:02 The Most Powerful Force in the Universe
1:24:00 “It Becometh a Tree, So That the Birds of the Air Come and Lodge in the Branches”
1:28:30 “The Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood”
1:30:52 Bonus Fact- How Animals Tearing People Apart Gave Us Our Date System
Various religions have been popping up randomly seemingly as long as humans have been humaning- interestingly, not just with humans but our Neanderthal cousins, with signs of some form of religious practices with those Neanderthals going back at least 150,000 years. But one religion founded about 2,000 years ago triggered a marked shift in the way many in the world view religion and interact with a deity. Starting out as a sect of Judaism, fast-forward just a handful of generations of humans later and Christianity had evolved into its own distinct religion well on its way to dominating the Western world and beyond. And hasn’t really stopped since, statistically the world’s #1 religion with over 2.3 billion adherents in its various branches. So what made Christianity take off to then unprecedented levels, going from 1 person to millions in such a short span, and then billions beyond, where countless thousands of other religions in history don’t or sometimes only briefly rise and then fizzle out? Well, I’m glad you asked, because this is one of the more fascinating topics on so many levels we’ve ever covered here. So, quiet down your children, have a seat in a pew up front, and let’s dive into it all, shall we?
This video is #sponsored by Squarespace.
Author: Daven Hiskey
Host: Simon Whistler
Producer: Samuel Avila
0:00 Intro
1:56 In the Beginning
5:04 Did Jesus Actually Exist and Say Anything He Said
10:05 One Chicken to Rule Us All
12:59 How Roman Religion Worked
16:14 How to Win Friends and Influence People
28:14 Jesus on Women, Slaves, and Roman Spicy Time
41:40 A Timeless Model That Still Works Today- A Mister Rogers Story
48:12 Rescuing Babies
49:00 Go Ye Therefore, And Teach All Nations
52:24 Jesus can Kill Zeus. Zeus Cannot Kill Jesus
55:09 Secret Sauce- The Immutable Power of the Dinner Party to Change the World
1:00:57 “Meeting Physical Force With Soul Force”
1:04:36 “Hew Out of the Mountain of Despair a Stone of Hope”
1:10:26 “Shake the Foundations of Our Nation Until the Bright Day of Justice Emerges”
1:13:27 “Free at last! Free at last Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
1:16:59 What if the Color Blue to You Isn’t the Same Color Blue to Me?
1:20:02 The Most Powerful Force in the Universe
1:24:00 “It Becometh a Tree, So That the Birds of the Air Come and Lodge in the Branches”
1:28:30 “The Beautiful Symphony of Brotherhood”
1:30:52 Bonus Fact- How Animals Tearing People Apart Gave Us Our Date System
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@akrybion
As an atheist I want to say that the world would be alot better if more people acted like Jesus.
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@scottbieser
Fun fact: in grade school (back in 1969 A.D.) I got into an argument with my teacher who said "A.D." meant "After Death," referring to the death of Jesus. I tried to correct her and she gave me a detention. I brought this up with my father a bit later and he said people in authority don't like having their authority challenged and sometimes it's best, as a practical matter, not to embarrass them.
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@chaseweeks2708
Way too many Christians forgot the basics.
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@kreiner1
Mr. Rogers taught me what kind of person I want to be, with or without faith.
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@victoriajankowski1197
The Mister Rodgers pool thing was another point, because Brown v Board of Education public pools where also being desegregated, resulting in protests and violence including but not limited to people getting acid pored on them.... So Rodgers sharing a pool with a black man on daytime tv was huge.
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@FuManchu5ltr
Let’s not forget about Brave Sir Robin who nearly stood up to the vicious Chicken of Bristol.
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@kevinfoster1138
I'm a 45 year old man that grew up watching Mr Rogers and it still brings a year to my eye when he's talked about to this day. Rest in peace, you'll be loved forever.
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@jmik6229
Fred Rogers is a certified LEGEND
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@hisdadjames4876
This is, imo, a masterpiece. I consider myself a lapsed Christian and agnostic, but this modern and entertaining take on the religion’s development is hugely educational and somehow inspiring to follow a ‘christian’ way of life…without necessarily any connection to the formal church or the absurdly fantastical belief systems. Thank you. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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@Original_Syn
The best part about the Mr Rogers pool story was that despite not being allowed to film that episode at an actual pool like they had originally planned Mr Rogers refused to give up because he was absolutely bound and determined to ensure that his point was made. He said “To Hell with your fancy in-ground pool this one will do just fine” as he grabbed a kiddie pool and did the episode anyway knowing full well exactly how bad the blow back could’ve been; flipping those bigots the bird the whole time (metaphorically of course because Mr Rogers was way to nice to put it that bluntly)
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@kandreasworld4374
Oh good, I can blame my entire miserable life on a chicken from a million years ago. 😭
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@dre_withwithout
So that is why South Park used the chickens in that Financial crisis episode. Dope 🔥
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@ericbowers5968
"Hans, are we the baddies?" Really got me. LMAO you're delivery was perfect.
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@MrWhangdoodles
I wish more Christians knew this.
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@divergent2501
"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy" Mary
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@derekroberts1693
"Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." - Galatians 6:2
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@MrKelaher
wow, the team put a lot of work into this. Well done, brings together so many pieces that I knew coherently and threads with things I did not and will now fact check.
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@themarcai6394
This is one of my favorite Simon videos. I was simply enthralled the entire time
Serious props to the team for this one
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@tacwolf4962
The time travel comment is now in my top 5 you have said. That was some spot on writing!
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