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. " The pie ^ e is I apprehend , little fihpwn ; and pirobably has never fallen in the way of Theoloqus . Whether it has or not , it may he
presumed , that independently of any discussions between your correspondents , Theoi ^ ogus and Crito , of whom . 1 at present re-r Sjpectfully take roy leave , an abstract pf the dissertation may be deemed novel , curious ftnd inte *
resting to m < iny of your readers , : diligent and accurate investigator into Christian antiquity examines the grounds on which
rssts the supposition of inany learned men , tHafc the Christian Religion \ va £ well known at tlpnie immediately aftet the promulgation of the Gospel .
The supposition , Lord Hailes c&seryesj rests chiefly on a circumstance which is takeii for granted , viz * IP hat the governors
of provinces made reports to the emperor of the remarkable events that occurred in . their respective jurisdictions ; and th fi Pontius ' £ ilatetransmitted to the emperor Tiberius a- narrative of the
miracles , the trial a ^ d the death of Jesus Christ , lie adds , " Indeed , there have apt been wanting , men weak and injudicious * enough
tp presume ^ that jPilate ^ being- fy his conscience a Christian ended his narrative by informing the emperor , of the resurrection and
ascension of oiir Lojdii " Our author offers many solid reasons fo discredit these acts ojf Pilate > and concludes , if tjiej ? be laid out of the question , th ^ te remains na " evidence or likelihood
that Christianity was known , at Rome during the reign of Tibefius ; an 4 the probability of ibis . " ' " » " ' - ¦ " - : -
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obsef yatioii Will be rirt > r 6 ^ tMidtts , when we retoftett tfidt Chrbiioib ~ ^ gers judge ih& cotiversion of $ U Paul to have h ^ p eneft in tfc ^ e Very last yjz&r of 1 ? rberiiis ^ This eth . peror died in tfi& 40 th V ^ ar ^ 6 f tMfe
Ghristiari sera . Our author pursues his diBqtti * siti on thro * the teigns of C ^ iigiila and Claudius , lii the Ikst feat of Caligula , Pet £ f Wa ^ sent t <^ C ? orneliuSj at Cassatea , and ^ Chfis * tianity was preached kt Atitiocli
to the Greeks gfhoUt the same time . « this of iisptif * sa ^ lord flailes , " Affords & Very
strong pVesumgtibh , thdt Curistianity was pbt kiiown &t Rome dilriii g th ^ rei gn of C ^ rfigiila } aiidf converts to it coviM haV ^ lieen
received Uh flo otKer ligfit tBafi $ & $ sect of jfews » ^ ou | t Aqp \ U and Jr ^ n ^ irfei , Ghristiaris from Pontits , Hsid set - tled in Rome before the tenth of
Claudii % no evidence offers that tHhristianity was known in that city so , soon as the tenth of thai emperor . Afeout six y ^ aii after this , in flie third ojf TJero # as written tlie Epistle of l ^ aill to tBe
Christians in that cit | y % and in ihki sixth of that emperor iKe Apostle himself arrived -at ftome . It appears froni the lastcqapter of the Acts of tlie Apiostlesj yer . if- — # f * thai tWiigK tRfe Jewi then at Rome had heard that the skgl of jtHe Ciirist ^ ahs were eVetf wfiete sjpojcenf against , yet they were very little informed Concernmg the pnnciples embraced bjr them or the grounds of their faith : for they diligently attended cm tibft preaching of the Apostle t <* beitistrutted on these points * vv If stich wae the case of the cAsdf ot the Jeivsat Romen with additional and more fofcltne argument , w #
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5 ft Introduciidfi of CKristioMt ^ tit Mdftii
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Jan. 2, 1811, page 36, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2412/page/36/
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