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A 5 page research paper that discusses the persecution that occurred under the reign of Nero. New Testament accounts of the early history of Christianity stop around the year 62 AD, just three decades after the Crucifixion (Sheler 40). Non-biblical sources date generally from the fourth century onward, which is long after the turmoil of Christianity’s origins. This examination of Christian history focuses on the reign of Nero and the struggle for survival that occurred as this Roman emperor instigated a campaign of brutal persecution against Christians. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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generally from the fourth century onward, which is long after the turmoil of Christianitys origins. The following examination of Christian history focuses on the reign of Nero and the struggle
for survival that occurred as this Roman emperor instigated a campaign of brutal persecution against Christians. At this time, Christians numbered less than 10,000, according to some scholarly estimates
(Sheler 40). The Apostles, the "small circle of disciplines who had known Jesus personally," had died, several by martyrdom and the church had turned to local and regional leaders (Sheler
40). It was during the reign of the Roman emperor Nero that Christians began to be recognized as a religion separate from Judaism. Until this point in history, Christianity was
regarded by Rome as a Jewish sect, "harmless and guilty of nothing" that could be deemed interference with public life or the principal forms of religious worship (Farrar). The major
rationalization behind Neros merciless persecution of Christians was that they made a convenient public scapegoat to take the blame for the fire that spread throughout city, destroying much of it,
in the summer of 64 AD (Sienkiewicz). The fire burned for six days and seven nights, consuming nearly three-quarters of the city ("Nero Persecutes"). After the fire, rumors quickly
arose that the city was burned intentionally on the command of the emperor. One contemporary account asserts that "Certain people ran through the city and hurled burning torches into buildings"
(Sienkiewicz). The people believed that Nero had set fire to the city for his own entertainment ("Nero Persecutes"). Historians are divided as to whether or not Nero actually ordered
the burning of Rome (Sienkiewicz). It is known that Nero was an skilled musician and frequently sang verses of his own composition in public (Sienkiewicz). There is a story, which
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