>> rome is a giant empire, if you're a christian. and you're saying that you believe in a man, jesus, who is a king above all kings and not the roman king. you are putting yourself in opposition to the roman empire. and that becomes a really dangerous situation for early christians. >> despite the dangers facing christians in rome, peter holds secret gatherings where he preaches the word of christ. >> rome is a society which is 75 to 80% slaves. slaves are not human. they can't marry, they can be bought and sold, they can be whipped and raped. so suddenly, there's this movement that is saying, you're a person with dignity, who is created in the image of god, and that makes you worthwhile. so that's part of the power of this christian movement. >> christ's message strikes a chord with the most down trodden members of roman society. and peter's meetings become more and more popular.
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