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In reply to the discussion: Jewish extremists suspected of torching Christian church in apparent Jerusalem hate crime [View all]progree
(10,959 posts)25. Meanwhile, Nero blamed the Christians for the great fire of Rome in 64 AD. So by then
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for sure, Christians were no state secret. I think that the Roman historians heard it from the Christians is quite a bit more plausible than self-censorship by Roman historians. And it's not just Roman historians, there are no contemporaneous accounts from Jewish historians or anyone else.
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Jewish extremists suspected of torching Christian church in apparent Jerusalem hate crime [View all]
DonViejo
Feb 2015
OP
Meanwhile, Nero blamed the Christians for the great fire of Rome in 64 AD. So by then
progree
Feb 2015
#25
(S)he asked if there is any "unbiased, scientific, not religious proof" he existed
progree
Feb 2015
#38
I'm certainly glad all these ambitious people have their faith to keep themselves centered. . .
Journeyman
Feb 2015
#14
Oh please. The difference between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church is not "semantics."
Coventina
Feb 2015
#32