Season 13, Episode 6: Death Under Nero
We have fought the good fight, and we have finished the race with this final episode in our season on Paul. From shipwrecks to city-wide fires, this episode has everything you would want from a season finale including Shark Tank pitches and confusing cliffhangers. Try not to lose your head as we take one final look at one of the most influential people in Christian history in our most fiery episode yet!
We have fought the good fight, and we have finished the race with this final episode in our season on Paul. From shipwrecks to city-wide fires, this episode has everything you would want from a season finale including Shark Tank pitches and confusing cliffhangers. Try not to lose your head as we take one final look at one of the most influential people in Christian history in our most fiery episode yet!
Mentions
- Main Biblical Text for the Episode: Acts 25:13-27 | Acts 26:1-18 | Acts 26:19-32 | Acts 27-28 | Acts 28:30-31 | 2 Timothy 4:6-18
- Other Bible Verses Mentions: 1 Corinthians 1:11
- Caesarea Deep Dive: Learn everything here
- Tell me more about Festus
- Paul’s Shipwreck: See what it would have been like to shipwreck on Malta
- Rome is on Fire: Nero’s Rome Burns | The Great Fire of Rome on PBS
- Big Mortal Combat Energy: The Beheading of St. Paul by Enrique Simonet
- Paul’s Remains: Learn More from The Vatican and National Geographic
- I need a Hot and Ready Pizza PRONTO: Find your nearest Little Caesars here
- Bible scholar Resources: Paul: A Biography by N.T. Wright | The New Testament in Its World by N.T. Wright
The Cast
Paul
Coutney B. Vance
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