Thursday 4 September 2008

Were the Christians persecuted because they were seen as a threat to society?


When i was reviewing the lecture notes I began to wonder whether the persecution of Christians had a hidden political agenda, due to some communities using Christians as ’scapegoats’ when there was a crisis. Christians seeking martydom would have also disturbed pagan communities within the empire or did the persecution of Christians depend on the ruling authorities beliefs at the time?

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