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Persecution In The Early Church

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PERSECUTION IN THE EARLY CHURCH BEFORE
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TONNIE L. COLLINS
DR. DAVE PEDERSON
CHHI 520 B11 – LUO

CONTENTS

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….....3
Persecution in the early church………………………………………………………………4-10
The growth of the Church ....................................................................................................10-14
Concludes……………………………………………………………………………………14-15
Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………….17-18

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this paper is to investigate why the Church was persecution; how the church increased devotion to their Savior Jesus Christ because of the persecution, and what cause the church to grow. Acts 8:1, at that time a great persecution …show more content…

Martyrdoms Peter and Paul. Persecution under Domitian (81-96). Persecution under Trajan (112-117). Christianity is outlawed but Christians are not sought out. Persecution under Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-180). Martyrdom of Polycarp Persecution under Septimus Severus (202-210). Martyrdom of Perpetua Persecution under Decius (250-251). Christians are actively sought out by requiring public sacrifice. Martyrdoms bishop of Rome, Jerusalem, and Antioch, persecution under Valerian (257-59) Martyrdoms of Cyprian of Carthage and Sixtus II of Rome; persecution under Maximinus the Thracian (235-38) Persecution under Aurelian (270–275). The worst persecution was under Diocletian and Galerius (303-324). Diocletian decrees in 303 churches are to be destroyed, all sacred texts and precious liturgical vessels confiscated, and meetings for worship forbidden. This is the beginning of the Great Persecution. Beginning with the persecution which scattered the church in Jerusalem and resulted in the death of Stephen; James, was killed when Herod Agrippa became governor of Judea, Philip who was crucified, Matthew who was kill by the sword, James, the brother of Jesus was beat with a club and stone to death, Matthias who was beheaded, Andrew the brother of Peter was crucified, Mark dragged to pieces by the people of Alexandria, Peter was crucified upside down, at his own request, because he said he was unworthy to be crucified in the same manner as his Lord, Paul was

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