His missionary journeys and establishment of churches enabled the spreading of the message throughout the Roman Empire. ... Imperial persecution became wholesale throughout the Empire. ... During the decade of 60 A.D., periods of Roman persecution occurred, however this persecution was sporadic. For example, Nero was ruler of the Roman Empire, under his reign Rome was set on fire and burnt to the ground. ... The "Edict of Milan"(313 A.D.), gave official recognition to the Christian faith, thus ending persecution within the Roman Empire. ...

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The Emperor Diocletian transformed the declining Roman by creating policies and laws that stripped a person of individual freedom. ... At the beginning of the forth century, Diocletian (284-305) became emperor and could be considered a reformer of the nearly collapsed Roman Empire. ... Diocletian wisely decided that the empire was too large for one man to rule effectively. ... He sought to restore the Roman religion and found Christianity to be a threat to the peace of the Roman state. ... (Internet b) Diocletian wanted to be worshipped as "Lord and Savior" by the empire. ...

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The Roman Church is believed to have been founded by several of those who were converted on the Day of Pentecost. ... In the first five Chapters of the letter to the Romans, the dominating topic is that of "justification". ... Throughout the opening Chapters of Romans, Paul intertwines the two fundamental teachings of justification and sanctification . ... Rome, the cultural and commercial capital of the Roman Empire, boasted a population of more that one million citizens, many of whom were slaves . ... Paul is urging the Romans to truly question the level of seriousness with which they regard...

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Canonization of the New Testament The Roman empire was a pagan empire, however, it was the dominant "superpower" of the time. ... On the Roman side, Emperor Constantine was greatly troubled by the swelling ranks of his Christian subjects and the great division among their ranks which did not bode well for the continued stability of his empire. ...

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Lit I Thomas Paine, Reasoning the Enlightenment In the first few lines of his argument against the church and state, Thomas Paine writes: "I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, Roman church, Greek church, Turkish church, Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of. ... In addition, he makes claim to the fact that the only witnesses to this supernatural reality are humans who were themselves representative of the Jewish priests working in collusion with the Roman church (which is entirely unsupported by any evidence of history) that supposedly put Christ to dea...

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They believed that this leader, the Messiah ("anointed one"), would rescue them from their Roman oppressors and establish a new kingdom. ... It was printed to encourage Roman Christians to live closer and steadier to God and to prove beyond a doubt that Jesus was the Messiah. ... Luke recognized the need for showing his Gentile Christian their relationship with two groups, the Jews, and the Roman Empire. ...

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Roman Catholicism is one of the largest religions in the world, with over a billion adherents distributed all over the world. ... Roman Catholicism was reputedly started with the commissioning of the Apostle Peter. Catholicism, which means universal, received the adjective "Roman" due to the Church's geographical location in the Roman Empire. There are two central ideas to Roman Catholicism: the Church as a teaching authority, and the Church as a sacramental agent. ... Roman Catholics recognize the New Testament and the Old Testament. ...

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The inception of Christianity and Islam in the Roman and Byzantine empires, the African kingdoms, and the Arabian Peninsula influenced each civilization's daily life, set of beliefs, government, and the Christians and Muslims who practiced. ... He and his followers grew in numbers until the Roman Empire became to feel threatened. Roman officials believed Jesus was rivaling the emperor in power, and ordered him crucified for treason and blasphemy. ...

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This speech was delivered to thousands of people from all over the Roman empire. ... This began persecution against Christians, which led to physical movement and meant that Christians fled into other parts of the empire bringing with them the the word of God. ... In these he concentrated on four Roman provinces and finally travelled to Rome, fulfilling Jesus' commission that the gospel would reach "the ends of the earth". ... Paul usually visited main towns and cities to preach as he felt the word would spread into the countryside, however, Aiden visited everywhere and it was traditio...

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Pagels writes that the gospel was written at the end of a three year war between the Jews and the Romans approximately around 69 A.D. ... The social attitude of the Roman Empire was almost completely focused on entertainment and happiness through hedonistic behavior. ...

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" (Revelation 13:1) Malina and Pilch explain this beast as a reference to the oppression that first and second century Christians were experiencing at the hands of the Romans. They write that the concept of "blasphemy on his head" refers to the fact that The Roman emperors were called divus or sebastos, words that referred to a divinity they claimed or accepted for themselves. ... (Malina & Pilch 2000) Although both Revelation and 1 Enoch clearly share a monster motif, the beasts in Enoch function as a reward for the righteous, while the beasts in Revelation serve as a kind...

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Marriages in biblical tradition (Jewish and Christian), typically represent a symbolic expression of the conventional union between God and his people. A wedding banquet during this time period was a joyous occasion, with great importance placed on the lives of the betrothed. "The Gospel of Matthew,...

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That verse was found in Romans 8:38-39. ... Born in a manger and crucified as a malefactor, he now controls the destinies of the civilized world and rules a spiritual empire which embraces one-third of the inhabitants of the globe."...

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INTRODUCTION In his book "Love of Enemies" William Klassen examines the various interpretations of love of enemies in relation to war and peace in the Jewish and Christian faiths. Klassen has three distinct concerns that make an influence on his views on peace. First, Klassen feels he has a responsibility, as a student of the bible, to listen to the word of the bible. He feels that most of the Anglo-Saxon scholars have not done a good job of actually listening to the word and what it really means. Klassen believes that the use of references to the biblical word a...

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This word was not coined by Christians but was already in use among the Romans in the first century AD. ... The Cult of Caesar was the state religion of the Roman Empire, in which the emperor was worshipped as a god. ... Even though it is not believed that the New Testament message has been derived from this Roman cult, we see that people would have already associated a religious content with euangelion.# This insight helps in understanding passages such as Hebrews 4:2: "For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed wit...

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It is estimated by historians that there were about 60 million slaves in the Roman Empire. ... In Romans 12:1-8, Paul states, "Therefore, I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. ...

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