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Paul (the Apostle) with Shaily Patel (Subscriber Preview)

11 Sep 2025 · 19 min · Explicit

Claire and Dr. Shaily Patel unpack the many misdeeds of one of early Christianity’s most important men.

Guest

Our guest Dr. Shaily Patel is an Assistant Professor of early Christianity at Virginia Tech. Her book Magic and Heresy in Ancient Christian Literature is available here, and Smoke and Mirrors: Discourses of Magic in Early Petrine Traditions is available here. Follow her on Bluesky.

Sensitive Themes & Topics

Slavery, misogyny, antisemitism

Credits

- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin

- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

- Music: Marshall Dean Williams

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