Rise of Christianity
Sub: RISE OF CHRISTIANITY AMONGST THE ROMANS, The rise of the Christian religion amongst our Roman people is indeed a serious cause of concern, and I have, upon your esteemed orders carried a detailed study on the numerous causes of this new religion's success. Please allow me to present some of these causes, which I am certain will be a source of enlightenment for you as well as the other leaders of our great Roman Empire. As my present letter will explain, some of the important reasons for the continued success of the Christian religion lies in our policies of tolerating alien gods, the belief and practice of martyrs which strengthened the Christian religion, and most significant reason of all, the willingness of the elite, the educated as well as the general masses alike in accepting the Christian religion. My dear Emperor, it has been our Roman belief and part of our policies to allow freedom to our people to obey a number of gods, as we do, such as our gods, Jupiter, Mercury, and Neptune to name but a few. Thus, the rise and growth of Christianity by obeying their god comes as no surprise. The absence of any si
This was also the stepping-stone for the religion of Christianity to flourish side by side with that of Judaism. The pagans even went to the extent of throwing their own loved ones on the streets to die, and it is here that the believers of the Christian religion following the teachings of the Jesus of Nazareth, chose to come forward and take care of these thousands of sick and dying people. As the educated middle and upper class of the Roman, society embraced the religion with equal and a stronger fervor. We believe polytheism as the base for the running the order of our great Roman Empire, and these Christians believing in one God contradict our very order, as well as question our fundamental notions of order. Author Rodney Stark quoting Edward Gibbon notes that, 'it was the educated as compared to the uneducated amongst who the religion first spread, and furthermore noted that nowhere had it a stronger hold. My dear Emperor, another reason for the speedy rise and growth of Christianity amongst the Romans is our belief in many gods, and their strong belief in one god, also termed as Monotheism. Thus, it is observed that both the religions, though carrying both strong similarities as well as nurturing differences, yet each could be held equally responsible for the spread, rise and growth of the Christian religion. Furthermore, even the issuance of these edicts did little to actually stop the rise of Christianity, as the holy scriptures of this religion already foretold the events, and only proved what was already written. Author not available, 2 Corinthians 4:7-9, accessed on 10. A humble servant of your Excellency,SignedA Roman References: 1.
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