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First Peter and the Persecution of the Early Christians
Lecture no. 22 from the course: The New Testament
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Taught by Professor Bart D. Ehrman | 31 min
This lecture briefly discusses 1 Peter and its teachings on suffering for the faith. Then it explores more broadly the issue of persecution in early Christianity. What was the status of Christianity under the Roman empire? Why were there outbreaks of persecution against Christians, and how systematic were the abuses inflicted on followers of Christ?
24 Lectures
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The Early Christians and Their Literature
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2
The Greco-Roman Context
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3
Ancient Judaism
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The Earliest Traditions About Jesus
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Mark-Jesus the Suffering Son of God
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Matthew-Jesus the Jewish Messiah
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Luke-Jesus the Savior of the World
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John-Jesus the Man from Heaven
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Noncanonical Gospels
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The Historical Jesus-Sources and Problems
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The Historical Jesus-Solutions and Methods
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Jesus the Apocalyptic Prophet
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The Acts of the Apostles
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Paul-The Man, the Mission, and the Modus Operandi
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Paul and the Crises of His Churches-First Corinthians
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Pauline Ethics
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Paul's Letter to the Romans
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Paul, Jesus, and James
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The Deutero-Pauline Epistles
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The Pastoral Epistles
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The Book of Hebrews and the Rise of Christian Anti-Semitism
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First Peter and the Persecution of the Early Christians
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The Book of Revelation
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Do We Have the Original New Testament?
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