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If the question is about the persecution of Christians during the early Roman Empire, scholars have estimated that the total extent of official, widespread persecution came to a total of around twelve years, over the entire period of approximately 300 years.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agoSoon after his conversion to Christianity, Paul says he spent three years in Damascus, but escaped the city when the governor under Aretas, king of the Nabateans from 9 BCE to 40 CE, had a garrison deployed to arrest him because of his Christian activities (2 Cor 11:32-33). There is no reason to assume that the escape should have occurred near the end of the king's reign, a somewhat improbable coincidence, but if it did then Paul's conversion was around the year 36. In fact, other material in the epistles suggest that Paul's conversion took place well before 36 CE.
Paul must have been a chief antagonist for some years, since his infamy as a persecuter had spread before him into Syria and Cilicia. Based on the traditional dates for the death of Jesus, either 30 or 33 CE, Paul could have been persecuting the Christians for up to six years, although a much shorter period is likely.
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∙ 8y agoAnother answer from our community:
The persecution of Christianity has never really ended, the country in which it takes place just changes from time to time.
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Who did saul persecute?
Christ-Christians
What was saul's original mission?
To kill arrest the Christians and persecute them
Where did saul persecute christians?
Jewish authorities gave Saul authority to persecute Christians.
Who gave Saul authority to arrest Christians?
Saul, later known as the apostle Paul, was given authority by the high priest in Jerusalem to arrest Christians. He believed it was his duty to persecute followers of Jesus, which led to his transformation after a personal encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus.
When Saul was in Damascus who came to him and said Brother Saul receive your thy sight?
Saul was on the road heading to Damascus in order to persecute Christians.
Did the Moors persecute Christians?
Yes, the Moors did persecute the Early Christians.
Where did saint paul travel to persecute Christians?
Saint Paul was traveling throughout the mideast when he was persecuting the Christians. It was on the Damascus road where he was supposed to have had his miraculous conversion. At that time he was not known as Paul, but was known as Saul.
Why did Paul follow in Jesus footsteps?
A zealous persecutor of the Christians one day Saul was traveling on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus on a mission to "bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem" when the resurrected Jesus appeared to him in a great light and asked "Saul, why do you persecute me?". Saul was blinded by the great light, but his sight was restored by Ananias a Christian living in Damascus. Saul became a Christian himself at this point, was baptised, took the new name Paul, and was as zealous to spread Christianity from then on as he had been to persecute Christians and try to eliminate Christianity before his direct encounter with the resurrected Jesus.
Who did Romans persecute?
Christians:)
Emperor Nero and his reasons in persecuting christians?
The reason for Nero's persecution of Christians may be attributed to the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD. The city was reduced to rubble and although many thought that Nero may have been responsible for the blaze, a few sources say that Christians may have confessed to the crime, although by free will or by torture is unknown. Because of this, Nero and the community placed the blame on the Christians, and thus they suffered greatly, by being crucified, thrown to dogs, and burned.
Why did Romans Emperor's persecute Christians?
Christians refused to worship Roman gods.
Should the government fund countries that persecute Christians?
No
