Today in class we took more notes on our new topic Christianity
- Both jews and christians were monotheistic
- They refused to worship Roman gods
- early in the pax romana, it was easy to travel and to spread ideas ( Paul wasn't the only one who did so)
- ppor, desperate Romans were a receptive
- But Jews and Christians were sometimes persecuted by Roman authorities, since monotheism contradicted Roman Law
- They could be exiled, imprisoned, executed, crucified, burned, or killed by wild animals
- This would happen as things began to go wrong for the Roman Empire, and scape goats were " needed"
scapegoats - Aaron confessed Israelites' sins over a goat then sent the goat to carry the sins away symbolically
Christanity grew bc it
- Embraced all people
- men and women
- enslaved people
- poor ( and nobles )
- gave hope to the powerless
- appealed to those who were disgusted by imperial Rome decadence
- offered a personal relationship with God
- promised eternal life after death
- Both jews and christians were monotheistic
- They refused to worship Roman gods
- early in the pax romana, it was easy to travel and to spread ideas ( Paul wasn't the only one who did so)
- ppor, desperate Romans were a receptive
- But Jews and Christians were sometimes persecuted by Roman authorities, since monotheism contradicted Roman Law
- They could be exiled, imprisoned, executed, crucified, burned, or killed by wild animals
- This would happen as things began to go wrong for the Roman Empire, and scape goats were " needed"
scapegoats - Aaron confessed Israelites' sins over a goat then sent the goat to carry the sins away symbolically
Christanity grew bc it
- Embraced all people
- men and women
- enslaved people
- poor ( and nobles )
- gave hope to the powerless
- appealed to those who were disgusted by imperial Rome decadence
- offered a personal relationship with God
- promised eternal life after death
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