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How did the Jewish community's persecution of Christians affect the Jesus movement?
Christians were silenced
Christianity spread
Jerusalem was destroyed
Jewish people fled Jerusalem
apostles resigned
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Best answer: Christianity spread.
Why: Early persecution by some Jewish authorities (e.g., after Stephen’s martyrdom and Saul’s campaigns) forced believers to leave Jerusalem. As Acts 8:1,4 says, “those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word,” which put the Jesus movement into Judea, Samaria and the Gentile world (Antioch, then Paul’s missions). In short, attempts to suppress the movement helped disperse and accelerate its growth.
Why: Early persecution by some Jewish authorities (e.g., after Stephen’s martyrdom and Saul’s campaigns) forced believers to leave Jerusalem. As Acts 8:1,4 says, “those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word,” which put the Jesus movement into Judea, Samaria and the Gentile world (Antioch, then Paul’s missions). In short, attempts to suppress the movement helped disperse and accelerate its growth.
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