Please answer the following questions for chapters 2, 4, and 8 from Stark’s book. The response for each chapter should be ½ page-1 page double-spaced. Make sure to cite evidence from Stark to support your answers for each of the questions. You can cite the book in the following manner: (Stark, p. 24) or for multiple pages (Stark, pp. 23-28). All punctuation should follow the parenthetical citation. For example, Stark notes that Roman “mortality rates were very high in ancient cities” (Stark, p. 155). Make sure to support your views with evidence from Stark’s book.
Chapter 2:
1. What does Stark say is the traditional view of the class of early Christians? How does he modify that view? What do you think of his argument and evidence?
Chapter 4:
1. How does Stark argue that epidemics contributed to the growth of Christianity? What do you think of his argument and evidence?
Chapter 8:
1. How did Christian martyrs contribute to the growth of Christianity according to Stark? What do you think of his argument and evidence?
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