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are you saying there were no Christians prior to the Roman Empire?
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Jesus was born about 350 years prior to Rome's disintegration and about 650 years into its lifespan.
There was no Christianity prior to Rome's political existence.
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do you agree with the analysis that it is a cult?
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Christianity is no longer a mystery cult though it retains several vestigial trappings of its early days as one.