... unworthy of respect. A drawing found in Rome of a man with a donkey's head hanging on a cross gives an idea of what pagans thought of Christian beliefs. Before the Roman persecutions, Christians were disliked by the Jews who became jealous of their new religion. "Then the high priests and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealously." (Acts 5:17-18) Christians became to be regarded as lower members of society and lived their lives in secrecy for fear of persecution. The Jewish population feared the Christians and hated them for what they believed. Firstly, Jewish authorities were worried that lots of Jews would convert to Christianity, and secondly they said that Christians were blaspheming by saying that Jesus was their God and he walked the Earth. Blasphemy was the greatest form of sin for the Jews and when they heard the Christians were doing so, ...

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