By the third century C.E., Christian communities in Mesopotamia and Iran deeply influenced Christian practices in the Roman empi
re through their A) Nestorian beliefs.
B) Confucian traditions.
C) ascetic values.
D) philosophy reflected by St. Augustine.
E) All these answers are correct.
The answer is c. ascetic values. At first Christians were persecuted by Rome
and many Christians were scattered to different countries. Later on when Constantine allowed
Christianity to be worshipped the religion grew as more people converted to the
Christian faith.
