The History of Christianity. Lecture 7 of 30. Persecution: The Blood of the Martyrs.
History of Christianity. Lecture 7 of 30. Persecution: The Blood of the Martyrs. Once the Christians distanced themselves from their Jewish roots, they found that their faith no longer enjoyed the legal protection afforded to Judaism by the Roman state. Now, as an "illicit religion," Christians fell victim to mob violence and the wrath of Roman magistrates. A lecture by Dr. William J. Neidinger.
