[irishtenor]

***Like I said, those who died in roman arenas probably couldn’t quote a single verse, but they believed, and they proved their belief by dying for it.***

You keep asking for proof, what proof do you have that THIS is true? How do you know they couldn’t quote a single verse? What proof do you have that they couldn’t? HHMMM?

[kosta50]

You keep asking for proof, what proof do you have that THIS is true?

I said "probably." What proof is required for that which is probable?

Not all could read, and books were scarce. What they heard read in church was the extent of their bible "reading." And what did they read if the Gospels were not written yet?

But does it matter if they could quote a verse or not? What matters is that they shewed their faith by dying for it. What have we to show?