4) The fact that the many false idols had failed to give them victory over the Roman conquerors caused many to abandon the worship of those idols. At the same time, in the more “cultured” cities, the Greek philosophy and science of the time left others spiritually empty in the same way that the atheism of communist governments leaves a spiritual void today.
Aina ya lugha "Kawaida" ya Kigiriki (tofauti na Kigiriki fasiri) ilikuwa lugha ya biashara na ilizungumzwa katika himaya, ikiifanya rahisi kwa kunena injili kwa vikundi vingi mbalimbali vya watu kwa kutumia lugha moja ya kawaida. 4) Ukweli kwamba sanamu nyingi za uongo zilishindwa kuwapa ushindi juu ya washindi wa Kirumi kuliwafanya wengi kuachana na ibada ya sanamu hizo.