HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paul says that prior to his conversion, he persecuted early Christians “beyond measure", more specifically Hellenised diaspora Jewish members who had returned to the area of Jerusalem.
Detailed explanation-2: -The letter was one of many, and was typical of his passionate approach. According to legend, Paul returned to Rome, intent on seeing his controversial approach win out. There he was imprisoned for causing a riot that broke out after he invited non-circumcised men into the temple.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paul’s beliefs were strongly rooted in the earliest Jewish Christianity, but deviated from this Jewish Christianity in their emphasis on inclusion of the Gentiles into God’s New Covenant, and his rejection of circumcision as an unnecessary token of upholding the Law.