How early was this tendency manifested?

Answer

"This imitation began in the eastern provinces; but, after the time of Adrian [emperor AD. 117-138], who
first introduced the mysteries among the Latins, it was followed by the Christians who dwelt in the western
parts of the empire."-Id., par. 5

In whose image was man created?
To what indignities did Herod subject the Saviour?
17. What prophetic period, therefore, extends to the deliverance of God's people from the captivity in modern Babylon, and the restoration to them of the mediation of Christ?
What is to be the fate of those who, instead of worshipping God, engage in this false worship?
How strongly will this false worship and the enforcement of this mark be urged?
How are the people described who are developed by the threefold message here referred to?
In whom are we complete?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle