All of the following aspects of the Roman Empire facilitated the spread of Christianity EXCEPT
a. the transportation infrastructure permitted easy spread of the Gospel.
b. a common language, Koine, enabled easy transmission of ideas.
c. the active persecution of Christianity from its very beginning and throughout by the Roman state gave the faith an added quality of nobility.
d. the universalism of the Roman Empire paved the way for the universalism of Christianity.
e. Rome's imperial mission foreshadowed Christianity's spiritual cause.
c
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