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mods: Christianity in ancient Rome the first three centuries Green, Bernard 1953- creator author. text bibliography History. enk 2010 2010 monographic eng print application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf ix, 258 pages ; 24 cm "The reader is taken from the very first generation of Christians in Rome, a tiny group of Jews who acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah, down to the point when Christianity had triumphed over savage persecution and was on the verge of becoming the religion of the Roman Empire." "Rome was by far the biggest city in the Roman world and this had a profound effect on the way Christianity developed there. It became separate from Judaism at a very early date. The Roman Christians were the first to suffer savage persecution at the hands of Nero. Rome saw the greatest theological movements of the second century thrashing out the core doctrines of the Christian faith." "The emergence of the papacy and the building of the catacombs gave the Roman Church extraordinary influence and prestige in the third century, another time of cruel persecution. And it was in Rome that Constantine's patronage of the Christian faith was most evident as he built great basilicas and elevated the personal status of the Pope."--Jacket. Origins. The Jews of Rome -- The genesis of Christianity in Rome -- The Letter to the Romans -- Peter and Paul in Rome -- The persecution of 64 and its aftermath -- The parting of the ways -- Community. Marcion -- Valentinus -- Justin Martyr -- Leadership -- Worship -- Varieties of monotheism -- A mixed church -- Conclusions -- Persecution. Why were the Christians persecuted? -- When were the Christians persecuted? -- The crisis of the third century -- The Edict of Decius and its aftermath -- Schism and reconciliation -- The unity of the church -- The persecution of Valerian -- Armistice -- Catacombs. Roman graves -- The origin of catacombs -- A diadem of many gems -- The origins of Christian art -- Christian voices -- Constantine. Diocletian and …