What Precedent Was There for the Emergence of an Ascetic

question 23

Multiple Choice

What precedent was there for the emergence of an ascetic movement with the Christian church?

• A)The secular philosophies of the day also tended to be world-denying.
• B)Ascetics' self-denial had been an important part of Roman culture.
• C)The Christian church's founders were themselves ascetics.
• D)German invaders of the west practiced a form of pagan asceticism.
• E)Classical Greek philosophy and science saw the world as worthless and meaningless.

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