A new and malevolent superstition
Date Submitted: 06/10/2001 23:51:10
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 17 pages (4811 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Religion
Length: 17 pages (4811 words)
A new and malevolent superstition
The first instance of the Roman State taking action against Christians arose in the reign of the Emperor Claudius
(41-54 A.D.). The historians Suetonius and Dio Cassius tell us that Claudius had to expel the Jews because they were
continually arguing among themselves about a certain Chrestos. "Here we have first mention of the response to the
Christian message in the community of Rome," comments Karl Baus.
The historian …
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