The persecution of early christians happened first during the time of Emperor Nero,Emperor Hadrian,Decius and the last greatest persecution was the time of Emperor Diocletian.
It caused the dispersion of believers who spread the gospel wherever they went thus causing an increase in evangelism, as well as a further spread of the Christian faith, the opposite of what was...
In actuality, there was little persecution outside of Jerusalem in the 1st Century. Intense persecution beganin the 2nd century when Rome finally figured out that Christianity wasn't just a Jewsih...
The 'split' you refer to and the resulting many religions we see today, all came about, for the most part, from disagreements in teachings among religious leaders. Referring to the Christian...
It is commonly agreed today by many serious christian analysts of the Early Church that the Roman occupation of Palestine has been a major reason for favouring the fast development of the Early...