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The Son of God in the Roman World
Recommended on Data Over Dogma in “Close Encounters of the Catholic Kind” (November 10, 2025). Also recommended in 2 patron-only bonus episodes.
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On the show
- Close Encounters of the Catholic Kind▶ 1:26
Topic: Roman imperial divine sonship/adoption and New Testament Christology
Excerpt“But this one is called "The Son of God in the Roman World," which is what? 14 years old, something like that by now?”
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