What were some of the central reasons for Christianity spreading so rapidly in the first five centuries of the new Millennium?
From its origins as a small Jewish sect in its infancy, Christianity did not seem likely to become the most widespread religion of the Roman Empire. Over the course of the next five centuries after the death of Jesus, Christianity would become the common religion of the Roman Empire, stretching from the modern Middle East all the way north in Europe as far as modern day England. What were some of the central reasons for Christianity spreading so rapidly in the first five centuries of the new Millennium? In what way did the existence and organization of the Roman Empire crucial in how quickly the new religion spread? How did Christianity borrow from Roman administrative techniques to both aid in its spread and centralize its message? Please try to provide examples that cover the entire period in question.
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