Articles on Early Christians

August 5, 2021

What is a cult?

Mathew Schmalz, College of the Holy Cross

A religion scholar explains why the label of ‘cult’ gets in the way of understanding new religions and political movements.

June 5, 2020

Jeremiah Coogan, University of Notre Dame and Candida Moss, University of Birmingham

The history of early Christianity shows the power of the Bible used as a sign of resistance against repression at the hands of the Romans.

May 14, 2022

Daniel Falk, Penn State

The real scrolls are considered priceless. Here’s why.

Mathew Schmalz
Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
Candida Moss
Cadbury Professor of Theology, University of Birmingham
Daniel Falk
Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and Chaiken Family Chair in Jewish Studies, Penn State
Jeremiah Coogan
Assistant Professor of New Testament, Santa Clara University