Wiebe, Melissa (2010) The early struggle : understanding the persecution of the early Christians. Masters thesis, Concordia University.
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Christianity is now one of the major world religions with millions of followers. There was a time, however, when this was not so. Between the so-called Neronian Persecution of 64 CE until the Edict of Milan of 313 CE, Christians suffered sporadic persecution from various groups including the Jewish community, the Roman authorities and pagan civilians. This thesis attempts to discover why the Christians were distrusted, ridiculed and sometimes killed. It also examines the Constantinian Revolution, when the emperor Constantine ended the persecutions, legalized Christianity and initiated a new relationship between church and state.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Theological Studies |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
| Authors: | Wiebe, Melissa |
| Pagination: | vi, 105 leaves ; 29 cm. |
| Institution: | Concordia University |
| Degree Name: | M.A. |
| Program: | Theological Studies |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Thesis Supervisor(s): | Turcescu, Lucian |
| Identification Number: | LE 3 C66T44M 2010 W54 |
| ID Code: | 979201 |
| Deposited By: | Concordia University Library |
| Deposited On: | 09 Dec 2014 17:55 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jul 2020 20:11 |
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