How Persecution Contributed to Unity among Early Christians
Roman persecution of Christians transformed local communities of faith into communities that saw themselves as part of a fellowship that was larger than themselves.
In his article “For Whom Were the Gospels Written?,” Richard Bauckham points out that
a small minority group experiencing alienation and opposition in its immediate social context could compensate for its precarious minority position locally by a sense of solidarity with fellow believers elsewhere and a sense of being…
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