Persecutions #1(for Bach)

David Lee ronie@InfoAVE.net
Wed, 03 Mar 1999 22:53:07 -0500 (00920541187, 000d01be65f2$89551c60$915c74cc@ronies) 

Hi Bakke!
   Jason gave you the info you were looking for (thanks Jason) however, I
was quoting from the 1971 edition (single volumne). I am telling you this in
case the page numbers are different.

----- Original Message -----
From: David Lee <ronie@infoave.net>
To: eric/cindy bach <thebachs@fgi.net>; ERRANCY <errancy@infidels.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 4:57 PM
Subject: Re: Persecutions #1(for Bach)



>Hi Bach!

>   I do not have the book with me at the computer right now. I will post a

>response later tonight after I have gone home and got the info you are

>looking for. I do believe I posted the authors in a post on March 1 titled

>"The Historical Method" but I may be mistaken. In any case, I will repost

>the info later tonight.

>Dave

>----- Original Message -----

>From: eric/cindy bach <thebachs@fgi.net>

>To: ERRANCY <errancy@infidels.org>

>Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 12:03 AM

>Subject: Re: Persecutions #1

>

>

>>Hi David.

>>At 10:34 PM 3/2/99 -0500, David Lee wrote:

>>>Hi Group!

>>>   I am presenting this information because of the widely held belief

that

>>>Christianity was widely persecuted for its first 300 years. History

>actually

>>>knows little of such a widespread and constant persecution.

>>>

>>>   In the book _Civilization past & present _(page 126) is the following:

>>>   "During the first two centuries A.D. persecution was only sporadic and

>>>local,like that at Rome under Nero (see p.76). But during the late third

>and

>>>early fourth centuries, when, as we shall see, the Empire was in danger

of

>>>collapse, three organized empire-wide efforts were made to suppress

>>>Christianity. By far the largest and systematic campaign against the

>>>Christians, who now comprised perhaps one tenth of the population, was

>>>instigated by the emperor Diocletian from 303-311...In 311 the emperor

>>>Galerius recognized that persecution had failed and issued an edict of

>>>toleration making Christianity a legal religion in the East. In the

>>>following year the emperor Constantine was swayed toward Christianity

>during

>>>a desperate battle with the army of a rival for the throne...and in 313

he

>>>issued the Edict of Milan, which legalized Christianity throughout the

>>>Empire and put it on a par with all the pagan cults.

>>

>>BACH

>>Any chance of my learning who the author and publisher of this book might

>>be....and the date of publication?  It would be appreciated.  Thanks.

>>Bones Bach

>>thebachs@fgi.net

>>

>>

>