The Spanish Inquisition

The Spanish Inquisition has cast a long shadow in the public imagination, with Inquisitors playing the role of villain on stage and screen. But what was the Inquisition-really? Established in 1480 to deal with heresies under King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, the Spanish Inquisition was a highly regulated institution with enormous political and legal power whose influence reached all the way to the Americas for over three hundred years.

Guest Miriam Bodian from Univ. of Texas at Austin’s Department of History separates truth from legend and reveals the intricacies of the Inquisition’s processes and inner workings.

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Author: Miriam Bodian

Keywords: Buy or sell, Mark of the beast, Spanish Inquisition, Spanish inquisitor, Inquisition, Jewish converts, Heresy, Heretic, Religious intolerance, Spain

Bible reference(s): Matthew 10:17-19, Mat 23:34, Mark 13:9, Mark 13:11, Luke 12:11-14

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