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The birth of Jesus would probably have been forgotten – if it wasn’t for a plague - theold - 25-12-2024
After the Jews in Palestine failed to convert en masse, Jesus’s followers turned their attention to Gentiles. They made some headway, but the vast majority of people across the empire continued praying to the Roman gods.
When your friends, family and neighbours are dying, and there is a very real prospect that you will die soon too, it is only natural to wonder why this is happening and what awaits you in the next life. The historian Kyle Harper and sociologist Rodney Stark argue that Christianity boomed in popularity during the Plague of Cyprian because it provided a more reassuring guide to life at this unsettling time.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/25/birth-jesus-plague-roman-empire-christianity