Persecution of Christians: An exegetical study of the relevant verses of the New Testament (Holy Bible) with contextualization to contemporary Christianity

Dr Alexander Daniel Sunad

Volume : X, Issue : VII, July - 2020

Persecution of Christians: An exegetical study of the relevant verses of the New Testament (Holy Bible) with contextualization to contemporary Christianity

Dr Alexander Daniel Sunad

Abstract :

Persecution of Christians started right from the earliest days of the Church in the first century AD and has continued to this day in various forms and degrees. The Socratic method is applied to evaluate the reasons for the same, and a Theology of persecution has been worked out. From this, attempts have been made to draw out parallels to today’s situation, with emphasis on the inevitability of persecution in the Christian believer’s life, its crucial role in the milieu of evangelism, the means to endure persecution, as well as mention of the benefits, rewards and endpoints regarding. (Henceforth in the article, Persecution is to be taken to mean Persecution of Christians).