Which of the following is true?
A) The growth of Christianity had a profound impact on sport. They were opposed to "sports" because their experience with the Romans, who subjected them and other enemies of the state to a horrific death as a form of entertainment in the arena in the name of "blood sport" was cruel and barbaric.
B) Both Jews and the early Christians came into contact with adherents of Greek and Roman sport.
C) Christian writers were quite knowledgeable about sport and would use metaphors from Greek sport.
D) All of the above.
E) A and B only.
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