Inverted Orthodoxy #326 - Old Testament records, Mary the OG surrogate, iconography, and maybe more!

Inverted Orthodoxy

Before Stephen is martyred, he gives the Israelite history, and he gives much more detail than is found in the Old Testament. Where is this other information recorded?

Should the pope be condemning surrogacy? I mean.. wasn’t Mary the original surrogate…

What role do you see symbolism and iconography playing in Christianity, as a whole or in individual lives of believers? Does it contradict the second commandment? Other traditions seem to rely more on these than evangelical streams.