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Constantine declared Rome Christian after the profound success of the jewish adopted family structure was opened to gentiles and had converted nearly half the p
by mensetmanusman 3y ago
Constantine declared Rome Christian after the profound success of the jewish adopted family structure was opened to gentiles and had converted nearly half the population.
The insight has profoundly shaped billions of families since.
- tomrod 3y ago> "Jewish adopted family structure" What? I don't think that had anything to do with Christianity becoming a political force. Citation, please.
- koofdoof 3y agoCould you expand on what you mean by "jewish adopted family" structure? Is there something special about the way Jewish families were organized that led to rapid conversions to Christianity?
- jackcosgrove 3y agoIt is true that Christianity was growing exponentially within Rome during the 3rd and 4th centuries, and that Constantine was, in classic politician form, simply acknowledging events on the ground that had long been happening. Likewise Theodosius established Christianity as the state religion as Christians became a supermajority. The story that Constantine's conversion somehow enabled the spread of Christianity is a myth. However, I have never heard anything about a Jewish family structure being an attraction of Christianity. If anything after the first century Christianity was much more a Greek-influenced religion.
- solumunus 3y agoCan you describe this family structure? I honestly don’t know what you’re talking about.
- lazyninja987 3y ago[dead]