By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-03-26T01:29:44-04:00March 26th, 2025|Tags: Early Christian Art, Gender Issues, Mary Magdalene, Resurrection|
We do not hear about these women, as if neither we nor early Christians believed they were important. Yet some early Christians apparently believed that these women were of extraordinary importance to the faith. An interview with Dr. Ally Kateusz
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-06-27T03:28:57-04:00June 27th, 2023|Tags: Early Christian Art, Gender Issues, Jesus, Surprising Things about Jesus|
This discussion focuses on the role of art in our understanding of Jesus. Chad Venters will explore the ancient concepts of gender and how these concepts may surprise us, especially our mental images of Jesus. Presenters: Dr. Chad Venters and Dr. Shirley Paulson
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-03-22T01:45:50-04:00March 22nd, 2023|Tags: Demons, Early Christian Art, Healing, Jesus, Magic|
His attitude toward healing was integrated with salvation, so the entirety of one’s being—body, mind, and soul—all belong to and were governed by a renewed relationship to God, the loving Father.
By Eric C. Smith, PhD|2022-08-10T08:55:54-04:00August 10th, 2022|Tags: Bible, Christian Canon, Early Christian Art|
Is a t-shirt with John 3:16 on it bible? It’s not a bible, it’s not the Bible, but it’s bible, in some sense.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2026-02-14T05:17:29-05:00August 3rd, 2022|Tags: Bible, Christian Canon, Early Christian Art, Gospel of John|
So when we see, for example, a painting, in the catacombs of Jonah being cast out of the big fish, is it Bible itself? An interview with Eric Smith, PhD.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:19:27-05:00December 10th, 2020|Tags: Ally Kateusz, Early Christian Art, Early Jesus Followers, Gender Issues, Women|
Back to the gospels before Constantine, we have three men and three women. And the women are all the same size as Jesus... It’s really quite striking.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:13:27-05:00June 20th, 2019|Tags: Early Christian Art, Early Jesus Followers, Mary, Women|
Watch and listen as Dr. Ally Kateusz explains the historical and theological significance of the modern-day discovery and interpretation of ancient Christian art.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2021-01-25T04:05:36-05:00May 9th, 2019|Tags: Early Christian Art, Early Christian Communities, Early Christian Texts|
"Kateusz’ approach to her study (her methodology) is almost as important as the results of her research, because it opens up new channels of discovery beyond her own work."
