Question

For almost 300 years after the death of Jesus, Christian were _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the Roman Empire.
(A) Treated well
(B) Given Special Rights
(C) Oppressed and Persecuted
(D) None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire occurred throughout most of the History of Roman Empire in the beginning of the 1st Century AD. Originally an Empire in the customs of Roman paganism and Hellenistic religion, the Christianization of the Roman Empire brought early Christianity into ideological conflict with the imperial community and practices of making sacrifices. In the 4th Century, the State Church of Roman Empire began persecutions of Christian considered to be apostates, heretics, and heterodox in doctrine.

Complete Answer:-
Christianity developed in Judea in the 1st Century AD based on the teachings of Jesus and later on the writings and missionary work of Paul of Tarsus. Originally, Christianity was a small, unorganized community and promised. Early Christians debated that they should only preach to Jews or non-Jews. And also they considered non-Jews could become Christians. Eventually, Christianity gained followers form Jewish cult and also from throughout the Roman world.
In 313AD, the Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which granted Christianity as well as other religions a legal status. This was an important turning point and development in the Christianity’s history; it was not a total replacement of the traditional Roman belief system with Christianity.

Hence: The correct answer is (C) Oppressed and Persecuted.

Note: The Roman Empire did not become the Christianized overnight. Roman religious belief system changed gradually over time. At that time, Western Roman Empire fell down in 476 AD, Christianity was still spreading. Christianity grew out of Jewish customs and drafted by Roman cultural and political structure for various countries.