the christian missionary boniface sought to prove that the god of the christian religion was stronger than the gods worshiped by the germanic peoples of central europe by question 3 options: claiming to call down fire from heaven. he raised his hands to the sky and the trees in front of him burst into flame. modern scholars think that he had soaked the tree with petroleum beforehand and then hidden a blasting cap at its base. claiming that he could predict when any person would die. using logical persuasion. chopping down a tree that was sacred to the germanic god thor.