CLAS 21405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Christian Apologetics, Tertullian, Pietas
30 Sep 2017
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Christians and pagans in the roman world: christianity as a religion had its origins in the 1st century ad but quickly grew to become a very popular religion. It grew despite its unpopularity with many people because of its outright defiance to the. Roman state religion: some emperors persecuted christians and put many of them to death in the midday shows in the amphitheater. In ad 312, the emperor constantine converted to christianity and made it the official state religion. Christianity: originated in the roman province of judaea in the early part of the 1st century ad. It grew out of the jewish religion which was already an ancient religion. Jesus: the christian church very quickly spread outside of judaea and by the end of the first century ad there were large churches in all parts of the roman empire, including rome itself.
