The Gospel According to Maddie

An unfiltered take on Jesus, the Bible, life, and what it really means to live it…according to Maddie.

The Gospel According to Maddie is a religion podcast hosted by Maddie, with 46 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Maddie hosts The Gospel According to Maddie, a religion show with 46 episodes published.

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  After the Apostles Ep. 1 | What Happened After Acts? Rome Burns, Jerusalem Falls

  Sep 27, 202628 min

  Acts ends with Paul preaching in Rome... and then the camera basically shuts off.So what happened next?Welcome to After the Apostles, where we’re picking up the story of early Christianity after the generation closest to Jesus begins disappearing.In Episode 1, we’re heading into the 60s CE: James is killed, Rome burns under Nero, Christians are brutally punished, Peter and Paul disappear from our surviving story, Judea erupts into revolt, Josephus somehow ends up working with the people he was fighting, Rome goes through FOUR emperors in one year, and Titus eventually lays siege to Jerusalem.And by the year 70, the Second Temple is gone.This season comes with one rule:How do we know that?Early source? Later tradition? Or do we just... not fucking know?Because once the apostles are gone, things get messy quick.

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  Summer with Saul Ep. 13 | Was Paul a False Apostle?

  Sep 17, 202632 min

  Was Paul a false apostle? Was Paul teaching something different from Jesus? And why, nearly 2,000 years later, are people STILL arguing about this man?Welcome to the Summer with Saul finale, baby!!!!. After following Paul through the Book of Acts, tracing his missionary journeys across the Roman Empire, reading his letters in historical context, and watching the early Christian movement explode across the Mediterranean, we’ve finally reached one of the biggest questions surrounding the Apostle Paul:Was Paul actually a legitimate apostle… or was Paul a false apostle?In this episode, we dig into the case against Paul, the arguments used to claim Paul corrupted Jesus’ message, his relationship with Peter, James, and the Jerusalem apostles, the conflicts we see in Paul’s letters, and what Acts and the New Testament actually tell us about how Paul fit into the earliest Christian movement.Because, well...Paul is complicated.He argues with people. He defends his apostleship. He clashes with other believers. His letters have been interpreted, weaponized, debated, and pulled out of context for centuries.This is the final chapter of Summer with Saul, our journey through Acts, Paul’s letters, the Roman world, and the birth of early Christianity.Grab your map one last time.It’s time to put Paul on trial. ⚖️All love,Maddie :)

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  Summer with Saul Ep. 13 | Was Paul a False Apostle?

  Sep 14, 202632 min

  Was Paul a false apostle? Was Paul teaching something different from Jesus? And why, nearly 2,000 years later, are people STILL arguing about this man?Welcome to the Summer with Saul finale, baby!!!!After following Paul through the Book of Acts, tracing his missionary journeys across the Roman Empire, reading his letters in historical context, and watching the early Christian movement explode across the Mediterranean, we’ve finally reached one of the biggest questions surrounding the Apostle Paul:Was Paul actually a legitimate apostle… or was Paul a false apostle?In this episode, we dig into the case against Paul, the arguments used to claim Paul corrupted Jesus’ message, his relationship with Peter, James, and the Jerusalem apostles, the conflicts we see in Paul’s letters, and what Acts and the New Testament actually tell us about how Paul fit into the earliest Christian movement.Because, well...Paul is complicated.He argues with people. He defends his apostleship. He clashes with other believers. His letters have been interpreted, weaponized, debated, and pulled out of context for centuries.This is the final chapter of Summer with Saul, our journey through Acts, Paul’s letters, the Roman world, and the birth of early Christianity.Grab your map one last time.It’s time to put Paul on trial. ⚖️All love,Maddie :)

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  Summer with Saul Ep. 12 | READING PAUL'S MAIL! Part 2

  Sep 9, 202654 min

  We are finishing up reading Paul's letters today! Where was Paul when he wrote them? Who was he writing to? What was happening with those churches? And how do letters like 1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Romans, Philippians, and Philemon fit into the world we’ve been following through Acts? Because reading somebody else’s mail gets a LOT more interesting when you know the lore lolol We’ll connect Paul’s letters to his travels, the churches he helped establish, the conflicts happening behind the scenes, and the wider Roman world surrounding all of it. Grab your map. We’re reading Paul’s mail.

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  Summer with Saul Ep. 12 | READING PAUL’S MAIL!

  Sep 8, 202644 min

  It’s FINALLY time to read Paul’s mail!! This week we’re stepping out of Acts and into Paul’s letters, reading them in the historical order of his life and travels and asking what was actually happening when he wrote them.We’ll look at where Paul probably was, who he was writing to, what problems were going on in these early Christian communities, and how the letters connect back to the story we’ve been following throughout Acts.Because Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, and Thessalonians weren’t originally theology textbooks. They were somebody else’s mail. So grab your map, your Bible, and probably a snack because Paul gets SPICY!This episode is presented from a historical perspective. The goal is to understand these texts in their ancient context...I will never tell you what to believe. :)I love you guys thanks for hanging out with me!-Maddie

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