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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 for the people who lived it.Grounded in historical evidence and told with an appreciation for ...

The American Civil War has been over for more than 150 years and yet it is still real for many in this country and in other countries. It is the most studied and written about episode in US History with more than 60,000 with more appearing every month. Yet despite all of this info what do we really know about the Civil War? This podcast will aim to show what we know and do not know about the war. This podcast will examine everything about the Civil War from the causes, the battles, the personal who led the war to the personal stories of the people who fought in the war or lived through the war...