The Social Structure Of Jesus: The Holy Roman Empire

The social structure during Jesus’ lifetime differed from that of the Holy Roman Empire, but it was not different at all from the social structure before he was born. The social structure before Jesus was born was a reflection of a typical historical pattern: the subordinate class consisted of young people, poor people, and women, while the superordinate class was filled with older, rich, men. During his time, he gave sermons that inspired subordinate people, gave them hope, and supplied new concepts to uplift them, but did not change anything legally. Therefore, things for the subordinate people in the Roman Empire were the same as they were before: sexist, oppressing, and filled with slavery. These groups felt hopeless because slavery was heavily embedded into their religious thinking, making it almost impossible to escape their fates. During the Holy Roman Empire, which was run by Christian Germanic people, slavery, though still

Everyone being equal meant that they wouldn’t be oppressed and forced to do things that they didn’t want to do. As mentioned by Senator Pliny to Emperor Trajan, following Jesus was against the State, but the morals involved in doing so were ethical and valid. This significant conversation between Pliny and Trajan was c. 112 a.d. and before 330 a.d., which was when following Christ became not only legal, but strongly encouraged by the combined Church and State. If someone were to follow Christ before it was implemented into the law, they ran the high risk of being punished. Pliny says that if someone admitted to him that they were a Christian after asking them three times and making them aware of the consequences, he would “order them away to prison” (..., 146). Subordinate people, who supported Jesus, were much better off in the Holy Roman Empire than in the times