1. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion

2. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion I. Religious World of the Roman Empire

3. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion I.Religious World of the Roman Empire A.Official Roman Religion

4. Traditional Roman Religion The Emperor Augustus as pontifex maximus

5. Altar to Mars and Venus

6. Emperor Diocletian and colleagues offering sacrifice to the gods

7. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion I.Religious World of the Roman Empire A.Official Roman Religion B.The Appeal of Mystery Religions

8. Mithra is sacrificing a bull in the presence of the Sun & the Moon. Louvre Museum, Paris Mithraism

9. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion I.Religious World of the Roman Empire A.Official Roman Religion B.The Appeal of Mystery Religions C.The Jewish Context

10. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion I.Religious World of the Roman Empire A.Official Roman Religion B.The Appeal of Mystery Religions C.The Jewish Context 1.Palestinian Judaism

11. The Jewish Context AD 70: Romans destroy Jerusalem and the Temple

12. Judaism: A representation of the Temple (from the third-century synagogue at Dura-Europus)

13. Jerusalem: The Temple Mount Today

14. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion I.Religious World of the Roman Empire A.Official Roman Religion B.The Appeal of Mystery Religions C.The Jewish Context 1.Palestinian Judaism 2.Diaspora Judaism

15. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion I.Religious World of the Roman Empire A.Official Roman Religion B.The Appeal of Mystery Religions C.The Jewish Context 1.Palestinian Judaism 2.Diaspora Judaism II.The Spread of Christianity

16. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion I.Religious World of the Roman Empire A.Official Roman Religion B.The Appeal of Mystery Religions C.The Jewish Context 1.Palestinian Judaism 2.Diaspora Judaism II.The Spread of Christianity A.Geography of Early Christian Expansion

18. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion I.Religious World of the Roman Empire A.Official Roman Religion B.The Appeal of Mystery Religions C.The Jewish Context 1.Palestinian Judaism 2.Diaspora Judaism II.The Spread of Christianity A.Geography of Early Christian Expansion B. Potential Obstacles

19. The Religious World of the Roman Empire: The Context of Christian Expansion I.Religious World of the Roman Empire A.Official Roman Religion B.The Appeal of Mystery Religions C.The Jewish Context 1.Palestinian Judaism 2.Diaspora Judaism II.The Spread of Christianity A.Geography of Early Christian Expansion B. Potential Obstacles C.Reasons for Expansion