chapter 3, smyrna Flashcards
two unique things about the letters to smyrna
shortest letter, and contains no criticism
the persecution emitted a:
sweet fragrance to the Lord
word describing smyrna
crushed
where did the christians of smyrna secretly meet together for worship
the catacombs
said “i am God’s grain, to be ground between the teeth of wild beasts, so that i may become a holy loaf for the Lord”
ignatius
said “i am a christian; among us no evil is done”
blandina
how many periods of persecution did smyrna go through
ten
who ruled during the tenth persecution
diocletian
what did diocletian outlaw and order and what year
outlawed christianity and ordered all copies of the scriptures be burned in 303
what will God give to the christians that are persecuted
a crown of life
what became the seed of the church
the blood of the martyrs
three reasons christians were persecuted
they avoided roman activities
affected certain areas of economy
were religiously exclusive
which emperor started the persecution of christians
nero
