In “Propaganda against Christianity”, Christians are claimed to sacrifice infants and eat their bloody remains as part of a religious ceremony (Cheng 56). The author utilizes words such as “shocking” (Cheng 56) to describe the horror of the ceremony and also states how the Christians “greedily lap up” (Cheng 56) the blood spilt by the slain infant almost like a dog drinking water. By adding the word greedily, it exemplifies the sickening manner in which the Christians perform this gruesome ritual. The diction chosen by the author not only creates a terrible image, but it also clarifies the negative feelings towards Christianity which is held by some Romans. Again one can see how this excerpt portrays the negative reception Romans had towards Christians. While this excerpt does illustrate the strong negative reactions towards early Christianity, some doubt that Romans felt this
In “Propaganda against Christianity”, Christians are claimed to sacrifice infants and eat their bloody remains as part of a religious ceremony (Cheng 56). The author utilizes words such as “shocking” (Cheng 56) to describe the horror of the ceremony and also states how the Christians “greedily lap up” (Cheng 56) the blood spilt by the slain infant almost like a dog drinking water. By adding the word greedily, it exemplifies the sickening manner in which the Christians perform this gruesome ritual. The diction chosen by the author not only creates a terrible image, but it also clarifies the negative feelings towards Christianity which is held by some Romans. Again one can see how this excerpt portrays the negative reception Romans had towards Christians. While this excerpt does illustrate the strong negative reactions towards early Christianity, some doubt that Romans felt this