1. What was the Roman attitude toward minorities in the empire like the Jews, and why was there a conflict of religion?
2. How do the types of writing in the Old Testament correlate to those of the New?
3. What was the point of the Council of Nicea, and how did this consolidate Christianity? Why were some beliefs dropped?
4. What similarities and differences do you find between the Bible writings and the Meditations?
5. Explain briefly the image of "the good shepherd" as an example of symbolic realism.