Western Civ
Today in class we took notes.
"blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth".
-Both jews and christians were monotheistic.
-refused to worship Roman Gods.
-Pax Romana easy to travel.
-poor, desperate Romans were respected audience.
"Problem" with monotheism
-Jesus and christians killed by romans
-exiled , ins prison, excused, crucified, burned, or killed.
-they were scapegoats when Roman Empire went down.
The appeal of Christianity
grew because...
"blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth".
-Both jews and christians were monotheistic.
-refused to worship Roman Gods.
-Pax Romana easy to travel.
-poor, desperate Romans were respected audience.
"Problem" with monotheism
-Jesus and christians killed by romans
-exiled , ins prison, excused, crucified, burned, or killed.
-they were scapegoats when Roman Empire went down.
The appeal of Christianity
grew because...
- embraced all people.
- men and women.
- enslaved people.
- the poor (and noble).
- gate hope and power
- appealed those who were disgusted by imperial Romans became
- offered personal relationship with loving god
- promise external life after death.
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