David Litwa

13 Podcast Episodes

M. David Litwa, "How the Gospels Became History: Jesus and Mediterranean Myths" (Yale UP, 2019)

M. David Litwa, "How the Gospels Became History: Jesus and Mediterranean Myths" (Yale UP, 2019)

Did the early Christians believe their myths? Like most ancient—and modern—people, early Christians made efforts to pres... Read more

23 Sep 2022

1hr 3mins

Dr. David Litwa on Marcellina and the Carpocratians

Dr. David Litwa on Marcellina and the Carpocratians

Dr. David Litwa materialized at the Virtual Alandria to discuss Alexandrian mysticism from his new book, Carpocrates, Ma... Read more

15 Jul 2022

1hr 1min

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Dr. David Litwa on The Evil Creator and The Sethians

Dr. David Litwa on The Evil Creator and The Sethians

The idea of a deficient Demiurge was widespread in early Christian times. Why? Between a literal reading of the Hebrew B... Read more

11 May 2022

1hr 49mins

Did the Israelites, Secretly Worship a Donkey God? - David Litwa

Did the Israelites, Secretly Worship a Donkey God? - David Litwa

https://youtu.be/mjpK2G7jkH0 #donkey #history #bible #jesus #horse #christ 

23 Feb 2022

48mins

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Secret Mystery Religions | Thoth, Horus & Jesus | Hermetica II | M. David Litwa, Ph.D

Secret Mystery Religions | Thoth, Horus & Jesus | Hermetica II | M. David Litwa, Ph.D

Dr. M. David Litwa is a current Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic Univer... Read more

2 Jan 2022

35mins

M. David Litwa on Deification in the Hermetica

M. David Litwa on Deification in the Hermetica

We discuss the important Hermetic idea (or should that be ‘practice’?) of becoming divine with Dr M. David Litwa, who ha... Read more

18 Nov 2020

44mins

M. David Litwa, "How the Gospels Became History: Jesus and Mediterranean Myths" (Yale UP, 2019)

M. David Litwa, "How the Gospels Became History: Jesus and Mediterranean Myths" (Yale UP, 2019)

Did the early Christians believe their myths? Like most ancient—and modern—people, early Christians made efforts to pres... Read more

19 Aug 2019

1hr 1min

M. David Litwa, "How the Gospels Became History: Jesus and Mediterranean Myths" (Yale UP, 2019)

M. David Litwa, "How the Gospels Became History: Jesus and Mediterranean Myths" (Yale UP, 2019)

Did the early Christians believe their myths? Like most ancient—and modern—people, early Christians made efforts to pres... Read more

19 Aug 2019

1hr 3mins

M. David Litwa, "How the Gospels Became History: Jesus and Mediterranean Myths" (Yale UP, 2019)

M. David Litwa, "How the Gospels Became History: Jesus and Mediterranean Myths" (Yale UP, 2019)

Did the early Christians believe their myths? Like most ancient—and modern—people, early Christians made efforts to pres... Read more

19 Aug 2019

1hr 3mins

M. David Litwa, "How the Gospels Became History: Jesus and Mediterranean Myths" (Yale UP, 2019)

M. David Litwa, "How the Gospels Became History: Jesus and Mediterranean Myths" (Yale UP, 2019)

Did the early Christians believe their myths? Like most ancient—and modern—people, early Christians made efforts to pres... Read more

19 Aug 2019

1hr 3mins

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