RE: How did the writings of the NT come to be?
October 23, 2012 at 5:10 pm
(This post was last modified: October 23, 2012 at 5:33 pm by Darkstar.)
I thought it was common knowledge that Nero is believed to be responsible for the fire.
above wikipedia article Wrote:Tacitus then describes the torture of Christians. The exact cause of the fire remains uncertain, but much of the population of Rome suspected that Emperor Nero had started the fire himself. To divert attention from himself, Nero accused the Christians of starting the fire and persecuted them, making this the first confrontation between Christians and the authorities in Rome. Tacitus never accused Nero of playing the lyre while Rome burned - that statement came from Cassius Dio, who died in the 3rd century. But Tacitus did suggest that Nero used the Christians as scapegoats.So...you're both right?
