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Diarmaid macculloch teacher one of the leading historians in the world reveals the origins of christianity and explores what it means to be christian. His television series how god made the englishaired on bbc2 in march 2012. Diarmaid maccullochs a history of christianity youtube. Diarmaid maccullough takes the story of christianity back to its origins in judaism and greek culture a thousand years before jesus christs birth and forward to its expansion in the contemporary world. Since 1995, he has been a fellow of st cross college, oxford. He continues with the history of israel during the same period, and then with the story of jesus birth in 4 bce, for jesus is said to have been born during the reign of king herod, and herod died in 4 bce. A history of christianity episode 1 pbs presents video. His most recent television series 2015 was sex and the church. A life, which won the whitbread biography prize, the james tait black prize, and the duff cooper prize. Diarmaid ninian john macculloch kt fsa frhists fba is an english historian and academic.
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