Concordia Theological Monthly
Publication Date
2-1-1930
Document Type
Article
Keywords
acts, roman, government
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
When the Christian Church began to spread, its field of expansion was practically prepared in the territorial extent of the Roman Empire. Beginning at Jerusalem, the Church rapidly extended its borders beyond this city; it embraced all Palestine and the neighboring lands of Syria, Asia minor, and Egypt and soon had crossed into Macedonia and Achaia. Jerusalem did not remain the geographical center of the Christian Church very long; this city very soon found itself on the eastern extremity of church territory, just u it was situated near the eastern extremity of the Roman Empire. A map of church territory of the second century A. D. superimposed on a map of the Roman Empire would show that these two were rapidly becoming coextensive.
Disciplines
History of Christianity
Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)
Acts 10:1-2;
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Keinath, H O.
(1930)
"The Contacts of the Book of Acts with Roman Political lnstitutions,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 1, Article 16.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol1/iss1/16
