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Before the Cross
Before the Cross: The History of the World That Made Christianity explores the people, civilizations, ideas, religions, wars, discoveries, and cultures that shaped the world into which Christianity was born.
Beginning thousands of years before Jesus, historian and educator Steven Bush journeys through the ancient world—from the first civilizations and great empires to Greece, Rome, Israel, and beyond. Along the way, Before the Cross asks not only what happened, but what life was actually like…
Episodes
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The Greek Dark Age: A Civilization Rebuilds
After the collapse of the great Mycenaean palaces around 1200 BC, Greece entered a period often called the Greek Dark Age. But was it really an age of…
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The Mycenaeans: Lords of the Bronze Age
Before classical Athens and Sparta, Greece was home to a powerful Bronze Age civilization: the Mycenaeans. In this episode of Before the Cross, we explore the…
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The Minoans: Before Greece
Before Greece became Greece, the island of Crete was already home to one of the ancient Mediterranean's most remarkable civilizations. In the first episode of…
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Before the Cross-Series Trailer
Before the Cross explores the ancient world that shaped the rise of Christianity. From the civilizations of Greece and Rome to the history of Israel and…