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So,

Sao. Sidetrack Episode 25, the Second of the Papacy podcast.

I'm Steve, your host for this podcast about the history of the popes of Rome and Christian Church.

This is an installment of our sidetrack episodes, where we take a closer look at

topics than papal and church history that are interesting, but somewhat tangential to the stories we

tell in the main episodes. This is the second part of our discussion with Carrie Stevens of

the History in the Bible podcast. In part two of the

discussion, we get down to the business of talking about the Second Temple Period of Judaism

and the first few decades of Christianity. This was a tumultuous time for both religions,

with the 600-pound gorilla in the room, the Roman Empire, always not

too far in the background and always ready to drop in at a moment's notice. There was never a dull

moment during this period of history. I hope you enjoy the conversation. We're working out a few

technical details and developing some topics,

but Gary and I should be able to offer you semi-regular episodes on topics about the late

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