Pliny the Younger - says Jesus was worshipped as a god

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Author's Background

Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (AD 61-112), or Pliny the Younger, was the governor of Bithynia (AD 112) and a Roman senator. He wrote to emperor Trajan asking for guidance on how he should treat the Christians in his province.

Reference To Jesus Christ

Christians were "meeting on a certain fixed day before it was light, when they sang in alternate verse a hymn to Christ as to a god, and bound themselves to a solemn oath, not to do wicked deeds, never commit fraud, theft, adultery, not to lie nor to deny a trust. . . " - Epistles X96

Conclusion

This reference reveals several key things:

	1) Jesus was worshipped as a god.
	2) Christians met on a fixed day of the week.
	3) The meeting occurred before sunrise.
	4) They sang songs to Christ.
	5) Christians were committed to holy behavior.

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