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The Fullness Of Time Theory: The Decadence Of The Roman World

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The “Fullness of Time” Theory is a legitimate historical theory. The element of the decadence of the Roman World was that the Romans yearned for something more enlightening than parties. The teachings of Jesus and his apostles were able to catch the attention of the Romans. In the period of 10BC-40AD, the minds of the people at the time were much more simple. After finding mass orgies at Messalina's party a thing of the past, they found themselves more interested in new ideas. Nowadays, the mind of man is more diverse and much more advance. The decadence of the Roman World provided the right point of view that was needed for Jesus' teachings to spread without the further questioning, research, and proof the people of today would want.

The element of the location of Israel was the perfect place at the time for an idea to spread. Being in the centre of the Roman Empire, there was access to many people. This was the best time for the teachings to spread as the known world was not as vast as the known world today. If Israel tried to make some headlines, it would usually only matter if it was war related and not the teachings of some guy talking about the Messiah. …show more content…

The roads then were the best form of communication at the time; today not so much. Media and technology is a close equivalent, but religion is not often the chosen topic of discussion. In the time of the world where religion played an important part of life, news about it would be a concern for people. Today, there are many people who do not really care for religion. Back then people on the street giving the newest scoop was interesting, but now a lot of people ignore the people at the SkyTrain stations handing out

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