A Note on the First Christian Congregation at Rome

Authors

E. G. Sihler, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

3-1-1932

Document Type

Article

Keywords

corinth, rome, st. paul, strabo, christians, aphrodite, aquila, st. mark, pontus, seneca

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Chapter 10 of St. Paul’s letter to the Romans has been called in question by some of the higher critics. To one who realizes that Rome then was the center of Mediterranean civilization and that men (and women) incessantly came and went there for a multitude of motives, there is nothing wonderful in the preponderance of Greek names over Latin in that chapter. Prisca (Priscilla) and Aquila pursued there the manufacturing of tent-cloth; but they were natives of the province of Pontus. Paul himself, a Roman citizen by birth, was a native of Tarsus, capital of Cilicia. I will dwell a little on that town. Let us see what our best authority, Strabo, tells us.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Romans 16:3; 2 Corinthians 13:11;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Sihler, E. G. (1932) "A Note on the First Christian Congregation at Rome," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 3, Article 24.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol3/iss1/24