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    Church History I Theme Report New Role for Women in the Early Church This theme report analyzes how Jesus sent a new revolutionary message laying the groundwork for the elevation of the social status of women in the early church. The cultural norm of the day was that women were restricted to subordinate roles in society and the church. Jesus broke boundaries in his dealing with women and led his disciples to challenge those same boundaries as they took over leadership of the church

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    As the story continues on/ the word “persecution” had lead to many false accusations and deaths by pride. Giles Corey a former farmer had found out what Thomas Putnam was doing to gain land. Giles went to Danforth to accuse Thomas but when given a name he had refused. This lead to him being pressed to death by yet refusing to give out the name. John Proctor had signed himself a confession to save his life but however had thought that it had been wrong and refused to give out this letter so he teared

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    In the early Christian church there existed a debate over the duration of hell. One sect argued that hell was endless and that the unrepentant sinners who were punished there experienced everlasting‚ agonizing torment. This idea is often referred to as the doctrine of endless hell. There existed another sect‚ however‚ that argued that although hell was agonizing‚ it did not last forever. Instead‚ they argued that hell involved “purging” the damned of their sin and that rather being purely punitive

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    Historical Background John Chrysostom was a contemporary of the Cappadocians (Basil of Caesarea‚ Gregory of Nyssa‚ and Gregory of Nazianzus)‚ and his ministry flourished during the so-called “golden age of early Christian literature.” According to Yngve Brilioth‚ “The history of the ancient church does not present a more thrilling life story.” John was born in Antioch on the Orontes River‚ in the province of Syria‚ probably around the year A.D. 349. His father was a civil servant in the Roman military

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    the world‚ people have suffered oppression. The Pilgrims who moved to America‚ the Jews in Germany and slaves in America are several examples of persecution in history. Though this was evident‚ there were people who risked their lives to stop this and bring justice. There are many different means of persecution that has been created. Oppression‚ persecution and discrimination was and is very common in our country and around the world. As time goes on‚ people created more and more reasons to persecute

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    because it’s the 21st century and this world has had many advances since the time were a person was told which religion they had to worship. That is not the case. Religious persecution was a problem that began back when the neolithic revolution occurred and has not gone away in today’s world. One of the worst acts of religious persecution in modern day history is the Holocaust‚ and many other acts of hatred towards a person because of their religion have gone on that aren’t as bad as the Holocaust.Even

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    Persecution of the Christians To understand to what degree and how the Christians were persecuted in the Roman Empire it would be essential to understand the origins‚ of Christianity in the 1st Centaury BCE‚ also the first Christian emperor Constantine‚ and how today it is one of the world’s most popular religions with over two billion followers. It is also important to point out the differing views relating to the extent‚ on how the Christians were persecuted. According to the myth or story told

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    Matt Ripp Mr. Mathias New Testament 4-17-2011 Romans Persecution of Christians In early biblical times the Christians were not always welcomed where they went or by whom was there. They faced many persecutions over the years but continued to trust in God and stand up for their faith. Although there were many places where the Christians faced these persecutions‚ the main place was the Roman Empire. The Romans persecutions over the Christians are probably the most well-known and some of the

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    Christians have faced persecutions since the very beginning of the Catholic Church. Until the Edict of Milan‚ in 313 AD‚ Christians were persecuted by their local authorities and the local Jews. The “secret meetings” held by Christians raised suspicions of the Jews and posed a threat to the Roman Empire. Emperor Nero is known for his extremely violent persecutions and setting fire to the center of Rome‚ deflecting the blame onto the innocent Christians. The line of emperors after Nero also took

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    between the first persecution under Nero in 64 to the Edict of Milan in 313‚ Christians experienced 129 years of persecution. Since the fifth century‚ there have been ten major persecutions and that is not counting the minor ones. The Holocaust started in the late 1938s and ended in 1945 during World War II and was one of the major persecutions. The events of The Crucible and the Holocaust both occurred because of the strong mindset of awful leaders (Persecution in the Early Church). Hitler focused

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