This Roman Colosseum fact is tricky because it’s true, but not for the reason you might think: Believe it or not, we still have no clear evidence that Christians were executed inside Rome’s Colosseum for being Christian. Undoubtedly, some Christians were killed in the Colosseum, but as far as we can tell right now, their religion was incidental and they were simply part of the normal spectacles. Roman history has the annoying habit of changing as new discoveries are made, but for right now the evidence just does not support the sort of mass Christian martyrs that popular culture has made commonplace in people’s imaginations. We do, however, know that Christians were killed in other places like the private circus of Nero situated not far from the present-day Basilica of St. Peter. We also know what Christians thought of the blood sports – interestingly, they did not feel compassion for the gladiators killing each other. They thought instead that it was the public who suffered the most moral and spiritual damage from attending such violent spectacle; a belief surprisingly close to that of the pagan writers. Only later did Christians begin to feel compassion for those actually fighting in the arena.
The birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the best sourced pieces of ancient history we have. From both secular and non-secular sources.
And that sounds like right now. Plenty of people believe a bunch of Pagan nonsense while being supposed Christians. And plenty of people struggle with compassion because of our fallen nature. Curious how the Bible is completely correct on that and knows the human condition perfectly. And also curious how this supposed problem was quickly corrected as Christianity was finding its feet. I mean, what would you expect from a bunch of Pagan converts? That they instantly understand the depth of their new religion?
You're the one assuming that they ARE a fairy tale without evidence that would suggest the historical accounts are false. That the apostles were killed for their beliefs is well sourced. Certainly better sourced than most of the other shit people take as fact.
But you are assuming "these people" were real and not made up characters in a fairy tale. Try doubt for a change and notice how reality opens up.
https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/rome/roman-colosseum-facts#3_Christians_were_routinely_killed_in_the_Colosseum
This Roman Colosseum fact is tricky because it’s true, but not for the reason you might think: Believe it or not, we still have no clear evidence that Christians were executed inside Rome’s Colosseum for being Christian. Undoubtedly, some Christians were killed in the Colosseum, but as far as we can tell right now, their religion was incidental and they were simply part of the normal spectacles. Roman history has the annoying habit of changing as new discoveries are made, but for right now the evidence just does not support the sort of mass Christian martyrs that popular culture has made commonplace in people’s imaginations. We do, however, know that Christians were killed in other places like the private circus of Nero situated not far from the present-day Basilica of St. Peter. We also know what Christians thought of the blood sports – interestingly, they did not feel compassion for the gladiators killing each other. They thought instead that it was the public who suffered the most moral and spiritual damage from attending such violent spectacle; a belief surprisingly close to that of the pagan writers. Only later did Christians begin to feel compassion for those actually fighting in the arena.
The birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the best sourced pieces of ancient history we have. From both secular and non-secular sources.
And that sounds like right now. Plenty of people believe a bunch of Pagan nonsense while being supposed Christians. And plenty of people struggle with compassion because of our fallen nature. Curious how the Bible is completely correct on that and knows the human condition perfectly. And also curious how this supposed problem was quickly corrected as Christianity was finding its feet. I mean, what would you expect from a bunch of Pagan converts? That they instantly understand the depth of their new religion?
You're the one assuming that they ARE a fairy tale without evidence that would suggest the historical accounts are false. That the apostles were killed for their beliefs is well sourced. Certainly better sourced than most of the other shit people take as fact.
Too bad there is no shred of evidence of that outside the bible.
Notice the "secular sources" part.
Try again.
LIke what?