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How might a historian understand the actions and attitudes of Perpetua toward religion? How would modern day scholars understand her experiences in the context of the era she lived in?

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A historian can understand Perpetua's actions and attitudes towards religion by studying the teachings of the Christian Bible on fidelity to God, salvation and sin. These teachings probably guided the whole attitude of Perpetua.

Scholars could understand the experiences she lived by understanding the historical context of religious intolerance and governmental authoritarianism that was notorious at the time Perpetua lived.

Step-by-step explanation:

Perpetua was a Christian martyr, murdered for refusing to abandon the Christian faith and kneeling before the Roman emperor Septimius Severus. As punishment, she was sentenced to prison while pregnant, and was later sentenced to death.

Perpetua was a strong defender of Christianity and faithfully followed the concepts and guidelines present in the Christian holy bible, which may explain why she has remained faithful to her faith even in the face of such a difficult situation.

To understand what happened to Perpétua, it is necessary to make a full study of Christian concepts, based on the Bible, about faithfulness, salvation and sin. Just as a study must be carried out on the supremacy of Roman governors, authoritarian governments and religious intolerance that is present at the time when Perpetua lived.

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