CSTU 101-QUiz 4-Chp 12 Questions and
Answers
Rise of Christianity - Answer-story of the rise of Christianity is inseparable from the story of the Roman
Empire.
beginning of persecution (sporadic periods of persecution) - Answer-~as Christianity grew and
flourished and as Christians gave expression to its values in their lives, that the differences became
unavoidably clear to the Roman authorities.
~It was then that Christians began to be seen as a threat by the Romans and were persecuted.
Why did Christianity grow so rapidly within the Roman Empire? - Answer-~The first is the witness to the
resurrection, which is one of the great themes of Acts.
~The second reason that Acts gives us is the power of the Holy Spirit.
E. R. Dodds book called "Pagan and Christian in an Age of Anxiety" - Answer-offers one of the best
secular, historical explanations of the rise of Christianity.
3 main reasons to explain the rise of Christianity (E.R Dodds) - Answer-1) *the exclusiveness of the
Christian faith*
(has an exclusive message-there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved)
Answers
Rise of Christianity - Answer-story of the rise of Christianity is inseparable from the story of the Roman
Empire.
beginning of persecution (sporadic periods of persecution) - Answer-~as Christianity grew and
flourished and as Christians gave expression to its values in their lives, that the differences became
unavoidably clear to the Roman authorities.
~It was then that Christians began to be seen as a threat by the Romans and were persecuted.
Why did Christianity grow so rapidly within the Roman Empire? - Answer-~The first is the witness to the
resurrection, which is one of the great themes of Acts.
~The second reason that Acts gives us is the power of the Holy Spirit.
E. R. Dodds book called "Pagan and Christian in an Age of Anxiety" - Answer-offers one of the best
secular, historical explanations of the rise of Christianity.
3 main reasons to explain the rise of Christianity (E.R Dodds) - Answer-1) *the exclusiveness of the
Christian faith*
(has an exclusive message-there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved)
