Why did the Roman Empire persecute Christians so much? Ep. 70
The Roman Empire heavily persecuted the new religious movement budding from Jerusalem known as Christianity. But, why? And who? And how? In this episode, Dave answers those questions and more.
Transcript of this episode and possibly additional notes on our website: https://bit.ly/2z70gcc
The Great Fire of Rome: https://to.pbs.org/38oGnJQ
Informational bit on early Christianity from History.com: http://bit.ly/2SFYpko
Diocletian biography: http://bit.ly/3bx1Nq9
Christianity and the Roman Empire (BBC): https://bbc.in/2Hj6vtP
The Tenth Persecution, Under Diocletian (BibleStudyTools): http://bit.ly/2HjxC84
More on the persecution under Diocletian: http://bit.ly/2SBafMy
The problem of jurisdictional authority in the early church: http://bit.ly/2vGNW0j
Papal supremacy developed over time? http://bit.ly/39Om1dm
More on the development of papal supremacy: http://bit.ly/3bTRxbG
Persecution in the Early Church: A Gallery of Persecuting Emperors: http://bit.ly/31QRIjn
If you prefer Latter-day Saint publications and early Christian history set more in terms of the Great Apostasy, you may enjoy the book, “Apostasy from the Divine Church,” by James L. Barker, or “The Inevitable Apostasy And The Promised Restoration,” by Tad R. Callister (2006).
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