Posted by jon on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 4:44pm.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/why/appeal.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity
so basically people were promised spiritual gifts and what not?
Yes. I think everlasting life was another appeal. The prospect of life in heaven made it easier to bear the hardships in life.
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