The origin of Pliny’s letter is based on the ethics behind Trajan’s community. Pliny felt that those that represented the Christian population were being hypocritical and not living the message associated with the mission. Pliny took it upon himself to be critical of the happenings and ultimately ended in a trial in which the verdict… Continue reading →
1. The video From Jesus to Christ [Part II, Chapter 8] notes that at the beginning of the second century, the Roman government had begun to think of Christians as a group distinct from Judaism. Moving out from under the Jewish umbrella posed problems for Christians, for it was no longer obvious that they should… Continue reading →
In Pliny’s letter to the Emperor Trajan he outlines a series of wrong doings by people in his community. These people are on trial because they were denounced as Christians. Pliny’s general impression of Christians was not good. He felt that they were liars or imitators who weren’t actually Christian. He interrogated and tortured those… Continue reading →
Pliny’s letter is very interesting. He claims that he does not know why the Christians are on trial or how to exactly handle the trials of the Christians. I can assume that the Christians were viewed as a threat to the Empire and were therefore put on trial. Pliny then asks the Christians whether they… Continue reading →
