“These men and women” that I mentioned above actually saw Jesus die, and later they saw Him alive.
How many verifiably saw such? A ballpark figure will do, and how you arrived at such figure.
Originally Posted by Ringman
Originally Posted by DBT
Christianity most likely would have remained a small cult had it not been for Paul's promotional work and Constantine adopting Christianity as his state religion.
I guess you never heard about the other disciples who went out and taught others to go out.
You sound unaware of the pivotal role Roman emperors sympathetic to Christianity, played in the spread of Christianity. Scholarly books on the Romans usually have A good solid chapter on religion\Christianity from which you can gain better understanding.
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