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121:3.1 Although the [[social]] and [[economic]] condition of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#Republic Roman state] was not of the highest order, the widespread [[domestic]] [[peace]] and [[prosperity]] was propitious for the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal of Michael]. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_century first century] after Christ the [[society]] of the [[Mediterranean]] world consisted of five well-defined strata:
*1. 121:3.2 ''The [[aristocracy]]''. The upper classes with [[money]] and official [[power]], the [[privileged]] and ruling groups.
*2. 121:3.3 ''The [[business]] groups''. The merchant princes and the [[bankers]], the traders—the big importers and exporters—the [[international]] merchants.
*3. 121:3.4 ''The small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_class middle class]''. Although this [[group]] was indeed small, it was very [[influential]] and provided the [[moral]] backbone of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christian_Church early Christian church], which encouraged these groups to continue in their various [[crafts]] and trades. Among the [[Jews]] many of the [[Pharisees]] belonged to this class of tradesmen.
*4. 121:3.5 ''The free [[proletariat]]''. This [[group]] had little or no [[social]] standing. Though proud of their [[freedom]], they were placed at great disadvantage because they were forced to compete with [[slave]] [[labor]]. The upper classes regarded them disdainfully, allowing that they were useless except for "breeding [[purposes]]."
*5. 121:3.6 ''The [[slaves]]''. Half the [[population]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#Republic Roman state] were [[slaves]]; many were superior [[individuals]] and quickly made their way up among the free [[proletariat]] and even among the tradesmen. The [[majority]] were either mediocre or very inferior.
121:3.7 [[Slavery]], even of superior peoples, was a feature of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Roman] [[military]] [[conquest]]. The [[power]] of the master over his [[slave]] was unqualified. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christian_Church early Christian church] was largely [[composed]] of the lower classes and these [[slaves]].
121:3.8 Superior [[slaves]] often received wages and by saving their earnings were able to purchase their [[freedom]]. Many such emancipated [[slaves]] rose to high positions in [[state]], church, and the [[business]] world. And it was just such [[possibilities]] that made the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christian_Church early Christian church] so [[tolerant]] of this modified form of [[slavery]].
121:3.9 There was no widespread [[social]] problem in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#Empire Roman Empire] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_century first century] after Christ. The major portion of the [[populace]] regarded themselves as belonging in that [[group]] into which they [[chanced]] to be [[born]]. There was always the open door through which [[talented]] and able [[individuals]] could [[ascend]] from the [[Social status|lower to the higher]] strata of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Roman society], but the people were generally content with their [[Social status|social rank]]. They were not [[class]] [[conscious]], neither did they look upon these class distinctions as being unjust or wrong. [[Christianity]] was in no sense an [[economic]] movement having for its [[purpose]] the amelioration of the miseries of the depressed classes.
121:3.10 Although [[woman]] enjoyed more [[freedom]] throughout the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#Empire Roman Empire] than in her restricted position in [[Palestine]], the [[family]] [[devotion]] and [[natural]] [[affection]] of the [[Jews]] far [[transcended]] that of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentile gentile] world.
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_121 Go to Paper 121]</center>
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[[Category: Category:Paper 121 - The Times of Michael's Bestowal]]
121:3.1 Although the [[social]] and [[economic]] condition of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#Republic Roman state] was not of the highest order, the widespread [[domestic]] [[peace]] and [[prosperity]] was propitious for the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 bestowal of Michael]. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_century first century] after Christ the [[society]] of the [[Mediterranean]] world consisted of five well-defined strata:
*1. 121:3.2 ''The [[aristocracy]]''. The upper classes with [[money]] and official [[power]], the [[privileged]] and ruling groups.
*2. 121:3.3 ''The [[business]] groups''. The merchant princes and the [[bankers]], the traders—the big importers and exporters—the [[international]] merchants.
*3. 121:3.4 ''The small [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_class middle class]''. Although this [[group]] was indeed small, it was very [[influential]] and provided the [[moral]] backbone of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christian_Church early Christian church], which encouraged these groups to continue in their various [[crafts]] and trades. Among the [[Jews]] many of the [[Pharisees]] belonged to this class of tradesmen.
*4. 121:3.5 ''The free [[proletariat]]''. This [[group]] had little or no [[social]] standing. Though proud of their [[freedom]], they were placed at great disadvantage because they were forced to compete with [[slave]] [[labor]]. The upper classes regarded them disdainfully, allowing that they were useless except for "breeding [[purposes]]."
*5. 121:3.6 ''The [[slaves]]''. Half the [[population]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#Republic Roman state] were [[slaves]]; many were superior [[individuals]] and quickly made their way up among the free [[proletariat]] and even among the tradesmen. The [[majority]] were either mediocre or very inferior.
121:3.7 [[Slavery]], even of superior peoples, was a feature of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Roman] [[military]] [[conquest]]. The [[power]] of the master over his [[slave]] was unqualified. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christian_Church early Christian church] was largely [[composed]] of the lower classes and these [[slaves]].
121:3.8 Superior [[slaves]] often received wages and by saving their earnings were able to purchase their [[freedom]]. Many such emancipated [[slaves]] rose to high positions in [[state]], church, and the [[business]] world. And it was just such [[possibilities]] that made the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christian_Church early Christian church] so [[tolerant]] of this modified form of [[slavery]].
121:3.9 There was no widespread [[social]] problem in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#Empire Roman Empire] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_century first century] after Christ. The major portion of the [[populace]] regarded themselves as belonging in that [[group]] into which they [[chanced]] to be [[born]]. There was always the open door through which [[talented]] and able [[individuals]] could [[ascend]] from the [[Social status|lower to the higher]] strata of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Roman society], but the people were generally content with their [[Social status|social rank]]. They were not [[class]] [[conscious]], neither did they look upon these class distinctions as being unjust or wrong. [[Christianity]] was in no sense an [[economic]] movement having for its [[purpose]] the amelioration of the miseries of the depressed classes.
121:3.10 Although [[woman]] enjoyed more [[freedom]] throughout the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome#Empire Roman Empire] than in her restricted position in [[Palestine]], the [[family]] [[devotion]] and [[natural]] [[affection]] of the [[Jews]] far [[transcended]] that of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentile gentile] world.
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_121 Go to Paper 121]</center>
<center>[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents Go to Table of Contents]</center>
[[Category: Category:Paper 121 - The Times of Michael's Bestowal]]
