The Increasing Complexity of Christian Doctrine in the Fourth Century

question 50

Multiple Choice

The increasing complexity of Christian doctrine in the fourth century occurred due to:

• A) a belief that Christians could arrive at an absolute understanding of the world and everything in it.
• B) the conversion of many Stoic philosophers to Christianity.
• C) a powerful Roman pope who dictated a complex system of belief to his followers.
• D) the Christian response to a series of pagan emperors who persecuted Christians and attacked their theology.
• E) the need to show that Christianity was superior to Hellenistic theology.

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