
II. Persecution – Threat from without (Sources: Justo Gonzales, The Story of Christianity, Volume 1; Kenneth Scott Latourette, A History of Christianity, Volume I; Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, Volumes I-II) A. Nero (A.D. 54-68; 64 AD) – First Roman persecutor – blames the Christians for the great fire in Rome. Extremely cruel persecution and local […]