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Who was the masterful letter writer who wrote to emperor Trajan about Christians?
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That'd be Pliny the Younger.
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How did Pliny establish that the accused were not Christians?
Around circa 112 AD, Pliny wrote the Emperor Trajan how he determines whether someone is a Christian and worthy of death. In the letter, Pliny states that he gives Christians multiple chances to affirm they are innocent and if they refuse three times, they are executed.
What was the status of Christinanity in the Roman Empire during the first three centuries AD?
There was no such religion as Christianity at that time because Jesus was not even born but if you mean AD then it was an outlawed religion until it became the official relgion of the Roman Empire.
What book in the Bible does Ephesus relate to?
Ephesians is a letter written to the Christians at Ephesus by Paul.
When did Rome adopt Christianity?
A:The apostle Paul tells us that there was already a Christian community in Rome in the middle of the first century. Furthermore, Emperor Nero blamed the Christians of Rome for the Great Fire. In fact, Rome was the only centre in western Europe that had a significant Christian population until the end of the third century. In the fourth century, Emperor Constantine adopted Christianity and did everything possible to encourage Romans to adopt Christianity, even offering every Roman convert a white garment, with twenty pieces of gold. With inducements for converts and growing persecution of the pagan temples, the Christian faith grew rapidly in Rome, but paganism remained the dominant religion.Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of Rome in 381, which meant that his subjects were required to become Christians.
Why was Emperor Constantine important?
He made it the state religion and when he captured people in one of his wars they had a choice to convert or die.
Why did Pliny write to Emperor Trajan?
he wrote about wanting to have a baby with the emperor
How did Pliny establish that the accused were not Christians?
Around circa 112 AD, Pliny wrote the Emperor Trajan how he determines whether someone is a Christian and worthy of death. In the letter, Pliny states that he gives Christians multiple chances to affirm they are innocent and if they refuse three times, they are executed.
Why didn't the Romans find Christianity dangerous?
Christianity was a growing religion in the Roman world for 300 years before Emperor Constantine's conversion (306-337 CE). During that time, relations between the Roman government and Christianity were never favorable, but conflict was sporadic. Whether the Romans found Christianity "dangerous" depended on the threat Christians made to the continuation of the Empire. Rome was a cosmopolitan city, consisting of many peoples with different beliefs. Different religions were accepted as long as they did not disrupt the city or interfere with the state religion. "Disruptive" religions could also included Oriental religions and Judaism. Judaism and Christianity were prone to conflict because they were monotheistic religions in a polytheistic society. At first, Christianity was not even recognized (by the emperor) as a separate religion from Judaism. Christianity was first recognized (and labeled as "dangerous") after the great fire of Rome in 64 CE. The Emperor Nero blamed the Christians and their persecution began. This does not mean that Christians were ceaselessly pursued by Rome. Many emperors were content to leave Christians to their own business. For example, in a letter to Pliny the Elder, the Emperor Trajan (98-117 CE) specifically instructs that Christians are not to be punished. As long as they made proper worship of the emperor's image, they were to be left alone.
Did Pliny the Younger Governor of Bithynia wrote about the man Jesus -- please give links?
In one letter to the Emperor Trajan - I'm afraid I don't have a reference - Pling speaks about the Christians. He mentions how they are spreading across Bithynia, and the measures he has taken to eradicate the problem. Pliny is quite leniant - whilst he will execute any who are Christians, he also offers them every chance to denounce their religion and embrace the Roman pantheon, at which point they get a full pardon. He also refuses to act on reports of Christianity (such as a list that had surfaced), instead only charging those who openly admit that they are Christians. I think the only Roman writer around the time to directly mention Jesus was Tacitus, who speaks about the Christians supposedly responsible for the fire of Rome to worship someone called 'Christus'.
What are the Christian signs of the Apocalypse in order from the book of Revelation?
It is a misconception but the book of Revelation is NOT about the Apocalypse. It was written by John when Emperor Nero was persecuting the Christians terribly. It is a letter of encouragement for the Christians not to give up hope. But he couldn't have written 'Nero is being a pain, I know' so instead, Nero is alluded to as monsters.
What is a four letter word for emperor?
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When did St. Ignatius die?
According to an early Christian tradition from a medieval document, Martyrium Ignatii, and the many letters originally attributed to Ignatius, he was apprehended in his native Antioch, interrogated by Emperor Trajan himself, and sent to Rome for public execution by being thrown to wild animals. Trajan was emperor of Rome between 98 and 117 CE, and the execution of Ignatius is commonly dated to approximately 107 CE.Along the way from Antioch to Rome, Ignatius wrote many letters, of which seven are generally thought to be genuine, to various congregations. One letter which Ignatius wrote was sent ahead to the Christians of Rome, which among other things begged them not to interfere with his approaching execution or intercede on his behalf. Igantius' epistle to the Romans is problematic. Either Trajan did not personally order the execution of Ignatius, casting doubts on its authenticity, or its plea that the Romans not intercede on his behalf (the purpose of this letter) is not authentic. An appeal was possible from a lower tribunal, but not from the emperor's, so that it would have been useless for him to forbid the Roman Christians to intercede in his behalf.Such a long and elaborate trip halfway across the Roman Empire would have been expensive, especially with all of the lengthy stopovers when Ignatius' supposedly brutal guards gave him every opportunity to spend time with his friends. We know that Romans did not ship prisoners of ordinary status around the Empire for execution, so this journey seems a fable. Furthermore, given what we know of Trajan, it does not seem likely that he personally interrogated Ignatius and then ordered his execution based upon his Christianity. In his subsequent correspondence with Pliny the Younger, governor of Bithynia , Trajan appears never to have heard of Christians, and took the very moderate position of ordering that they not be rooted out, and executed only if exposed and then only if they refused to make obeisance to the Roman deities.Scholars dismiss the Martyrium as a fable that flies in the face of plausibility, although it can not be absolutely ruled out. We do not really know whether Ignatius of Antioch was a real, historical person, nor when he died.
How did Saint Ignatius of Antioch die?
According to an early Christian tradition from a medieval document, Martyrium Ignatii, and the many letters originally attributed to Ignatius, he was apprehended in his native Antioch, interrogated by Emperor Trajan himself, and sent to Rome for public execution by being thrown to wild animals. Along the way, Ignatius wrote many letters, of which seven are generally thought to be genuine, to various congregations. One letter which Ignatius wrote was sent ahead to the Christians of Rome, which among other things begged them not to interfere with his approaching execution or intercede on his behalf.Igantius' epistle to the Romans is problematic. Either Trajan did not personally order the execution of Ignatius, casting doubts on its authenticity, or its plea that the Romans not intercede on his behalf (the purpose of this letter) is not authentic. An appeal was possible from a lower tribunal, but not from the emperor's, so that it would have been useless for him to forbid the Roman Christians to intercede in his behalf.Such a long and elaborate trip halfway across the Roman Empire would have been expensive — especially with all of the lengthy stopovers when Ignatius' supposedly brutal guards gave him every opportunity to spend time with his friends. We know that Romans did not ship prisoners of ordinary status around the Empire for execution, so this journey seems a fable. Furthermore, given what we know of Trajan, it does not seem likely that he personally interrogated Ignatius and then ordered his execution based upon his Christianity. In his subsequent correspondence with Pliny the Younger, governor of Bithynia , Trajan appears never to have heard of Christians, and took the very moderate position of ordering that they not be rooted out, and executed only if exposed and then only if they refused to make obeisance to the Roman deities.Scholars dismiss the Martyrium as a fable that flies in the face of plausibility, although it can not be absolutely ruled out. We do not really know whether Ignatius of Antioch was a real, historical person, nor how he died.
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