Apocrypals

MARTIN LUTHER !!! one of the most influential figures in european history 👨‍🎓 learn some more about him with The Inspector’s latest History Corner song 📚 Martin Luther (1483–1546) was a German theolo... TikTok video by Inspector Organ

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Saint Marinos, the Transmasc Monk who refused to go away Saint Marinos was a Transmasc Monk who refused to go away - and his story has a lesson for all of us who want to see more love and compassion in the world

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Bracket Update and Poster Launch | Lent Madness

I know I have sworn off Lent Madness in the past, and I know this bracket has my namesake Benedict of Nursia AND the Santa-adjacent Basil the Great BUT

How often do you get to vote for a trans saint? You should all vote imo for Marinos the Monk

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The saints are Catholicism's DLC send fleep

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A good one today

You know your fundamental doctrine is good when you can't explain it in a way that makes sense without committing heresy

I like the ones where Dan says a cuss

He says a few in this one, but still quite a few less than I would have for Mike Johnson

Y'all enjoy the big game. I'm parading tonight.

(Remember back when I would post a photo like this on that other app and all the trads would lose their minds? I miss that.)

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Retelling Eden: Feminism, Folklore and Narrative Reclamation As a formerly Orthodox, now secular, deeply online millennial woman who loves the incredible extended chain of shared imagination that makes up the Jewish people’s collective narrative world-building,...

Shalom friends! Enjoy this blog I wrote for Reboot, a case study in adapting tales from a deeply patriarchal tradition, shaped by male storytellers, into modern feminist Midrash…while STILL having each plot twist and character trait rooted in those same ancient texts!
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Oof. The last thing I want to do is defend fucking St. Paul, but I forget how many people don’t realize a lot (sadly not all, but a lot) of the worst shit in his letters was forged by later, shittier people to give his authority to their shitty ideas.

Apocrypals: 97: Pretty Sus, Lesbius (The Acts of Andrew) Quick, Theophiloi! Name your favorite Apostle! Okay, good, now we know who among you cannot be trusted, because anyone who said Andrew is a liar. My dude is boring as all h*ck except for the part wher...

The Acts of Andrew

Invisible people, Wolverine-style crucifixions

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Apocrypals: 66: JeSuS With Two Cool Ses (The Acts of Thomas and his Wonderworking Skin) Pack your bags, Theophiloi, because we're going on a trip to India with Thomas, the Second Christ, who works hard and flays harder. Thanks to Dr. Tony Burke and his new book, New Testament Apocrypha V...

The Acts of Thomas and His Wonder-working Skin

Magic human skin, dudes flying on clouds

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Apocrypals: 60: Joses Crust (The Acts of Andrew and Matthias) We're all having an extremely normal time right now, Theophiloi, but it always pays to remember that it could be worse. You could, for example, be Andrew, first called to be a disciple of the Lord Jes...

The Acts of Andrew and Matthias

A city of cannibals, secret devils, an alive sphinx, various murders

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Apocrypals: 46: CTRL-Z On A Murder (The Acts of John) Listen at your own risk, Theophiloi, for this is our most curséd episode yet! We lost our first recording, our second only made it six minutes in, and our third... Well, at this point we're just hopin...

The Acts of John

Sapient bedbugs, attempted poisonings, hologram Jesus

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Apocrypals: 21: Biblerella (The Acts of Paul and Thecla) Watch out, Theophiloi -- we've got some high voltage coming your way as we dive into the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla. For the first time, we have a real female protagonist who has agency... to ...

The Acts of Paul and Thecla

Killer seals, talking lion, milk blood

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Apocrypals: 3: Various Heresies (The Acts of Peter and Paul) "Go, say unto Simon: Peter, because of whom thou fleddest out of Judaea, waiteth for thee at the door." -- The Acts of Peter, Chapter IV Join us this week as we dive into the apocryphal Acts of Peter ...

The Acts of Peter and the Acts of Peter and Paul

Wizard battle, talking dog, flying dude, exploding dude

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Dan mentions that these broader traditions about the apostles are rejected by almost all Christians, but not that it's because they're full of talking animals, flying dudes, cannibals, and so on

If you'd like to know more about the apocryphal acts of the apostles, have I got a podcast for you

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I think you’re onto something

In the 2025 video game Hollow Knight: Silksong, the hero and player character Hornet descends into the deepest reaches of an ancient prison to free from captivity and slumber a character named First Sinner, clearly evocative of the Harrowing of Hell and Original Sin.

In this essay, I will...

It’s more than a t-shirt, it’s a Weltanschauung

Nice

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It’s like they’re not even aware how many Mormons can’t stand me.

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