Two sources of pressure for early Christianity came from:
A) too many converts and too few bishops.
B) internal heresies and external disintegration of the Roman order.
C) the Gnostic writers and persecutions directed from Jerusalem.
D) Roman persecution and the destruction of Jerusalem.
E) the destruction of Jerusalem and the "anti-pope" of Alexandria.

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Early Christianity faced pressure from internal heresies, which threatened doctrinal unity, and the external disintegration of the Roman order, which created instability and challenges for the Christian community.

Two Sources of Pressure for Early Christianity Came From