Asked by Makayla

What did residents of Rome assume when they first encountered Christians on the city’s streets?

They were another Jewish sect.
They were another Gnostic sect.
They were another Stoic sect.
They were another Hellenistic sect.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They assumed Christians were another Jewish sect.

Early Christians originated within Judaism and at first were seen as a Jewish offshoot (with Rome treating them under the same legal/social framework as Jews).