HIS 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Tunxis Community College, Immanence, Asceticism
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Jesus will come back and bring on the kingdom of heaven. Believe it will happen within their lifetime. Live a life in which you do not pay attention to the things of this world. Families will attach you to this world. Asceticism, faith and coming of the kingdom of god. Discipline of the body; live with little attachment. Accept him as someone who can teach them about christianity. How and what one should do when engaging in worship. Great fire in rome 64 ce. Goes against their religion to acknowledge the roman gods. Great suspicion of atheists and you don"t really support roman society. Elements of the ceremony (eating bread and wine) Think they may be cannibals and think there may be sexual or incestuous impropriety. Baptism and 3 year education period before. Know they are under suspicion and want to keep things quiet. The christians did it and nero didn"t (the fire) Sporadic, local persecutions for first 2 centuries.
