History Hit
Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: Interpretations of the Quran
Learn about the difference between the Bible and the Quran, and how interpretations are very important? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 4
History Hit
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: A call to arms
What is of great concern and what can we see in the next few years? What is exciting about technology allowing communication among history lovers? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 7
History Hit
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: The birth of something new
What happened around the time of all the confrontations between the Byzantine and Persian superpowers? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 5
Religion for Breakfast
Is the Gospel of Jesus' Wife a Forgery?
Gospel of Jesus' Wife. Authentic or Forged?
Religion for Breakfast
The History of Demons
In this episode we examine the topic: The History of Demons
History Hit
The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan: Superpowers of the seventh century
Who were the two great superpowers around this time? What happened around the year 600? The Silk Roads with Peter Frankopan, Part 4
AllTime 10s
10 Mysteries Of Ancient Japan
With a rich history tracing back to prehistoric times and one of the most identifiable cultures on Earth, Japan is an absolute treasure-trove of intriguing facts. But it's also home to a number of perplexing mysteries - from the purpose...
Religion for Breakfast
How Did the Nicene Creed Form?
How Did the Nicene Creed Form? This famous statement of Christian orthodoxy is recited all over the world today. But it was actually composed in the 4th century during a theological controversy. What was this controversy? And what can it...
History Hit
Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam: The birth of Islam
Why are we still debating what happened 1400 years ago? How did Islam come to life? Tom Holland on the Birth of Islam, Part 1
Religion for Breakfast
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas Explained
Stories about Jesus' birth are famous. But what about stories about Jesus' childhood? One early Christian text, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, invents some pretty crazy stories about the schoolboy Jesus. But what did this text mean for an...
Barcroft Media
Snake-Handling Pastor Bitten By Deadly Rattlesnake
A NEW documentary has captured the startling moment a controversial American pastor is bitten by a deadly snake during a service. Cody Coots is the pastor at the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus' Name church in Middlesboro, Kentucky - one...
Jabzy
Jesus' Hand Gestures - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Jesus' Hand Gestures
Mr. Beat
Morse v. Frederick
In the fourth episode of Supreme Court Briefs, Mr. Beat goes back to 2002 to look at darn high schoolers causing mischief with a banner about marijuana. Is it their First Amendment right or are they disrupting school? Joseph Frederick, a...
Next Animation Studio
Church of the Apostles may have been unearthed near Sea of Galilee
Archaeologists have discovered an early Christian church rumored to be built over the house of the apostles Peter and Andrew.
Religion for Breakfast
"Orthodoxy" versus "Heresy" in Ancient Christianity
You might have heard about the bunches of heresies that popped up in the early centuries of Christianity. But historians don't generally like using the term "heresy" to describe these groups. Is there a more historically neutral way to...
CuriosaMente
¿Somos egoístas o generosos por naturaleza?
Se dice que la evolución fue guiada por la supervivencia del más fuerte. Entonces ¿Cómo explicar los comportamientos altruistas y generosos? ¿Somos egoístas por naturaleza? ¿la bondad es natural? La cuestión de si los seres humanos son...
Barcroft Media
I Set Up My Own Devil Church
THE leader of one of America's most prominent devil-worshipping churches says he turned to Satan to help him cope with the guilt of killing a man in self-defence. Adam Daniels, 35, is the "dastur" - or high priest - of the Church of...
Religion for Breakfast
Exorcism: Ancient Medical Practice?
The ancients blamed all sorts of medical problems on demons: headaches? stomach pain? eye infection? They would say a demon caused it. But why associated demons with medicine?
Religion for Breakfast
The Reason Why They Gave Jesus a Beard
Why do depictions of Jesus always seem to portray him with long hair and a full beard? The reason stretches back to the earliest centuries of Christianity. The first images of Jesus actually depict him as beardless, but by the 4th...
The Art Assignment
Art and Empathy
Empathy is a term we hear a lot, but what does it mean and how does it work? Looking back through art history, we find many moments when art has allowed us to share in the feelings of others, from Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to...
Jabzy
Dissenters - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Dissenters
CuriosaMente
¿Cuándo nació Jesús?
Una explicación animada acerca de ¿De verdad nació Jesucristo un 25 de diciembre? Y si no ¿por qué lo celebramos en esa fecha? La fecha exacta del nacimiento de Jesús es incierta, y la celebración de la Navidad en el 25 de diciembre se...