In this pathbreaking study of the rise and shape of the earliest churches in Rome, Lampe integrates history, archaeology, theology, and social analysis. He also takes a close look at inscriptional evidence to complement the reading of the great literary texts: from Paul's Letter to the Romans to the writings of Clement of Rome, Justin Martyr, Montanus, and Valentinus. Thoroughly reworked and updated by the author for this English-language edition, this study is a groundbreaking work, broad in scope and closely detailed. Lampe deals with the shape of leadership and the Christians' relation to the Judeans living in Rome. In six parts, comprised of fifty-one chapters and four appendices, Lampe greatly advances our knowledge of the shape of leadership and the Christians' relation to the Judeans living in Rome.
Peter Lampe is Professor of New Testament at the University of Tubingen, Germany.
Foreword by Robert Jewett Editor's Note Introduction PART 1: INTRODUCTION: FROM THE BEGINNINGS OF URBAN ROMAN CHRISTIANITY TO THE SEPARATION FROM THE SYNAGOGUE The Entrance of Christianity via the Trade Route The "Edict of Claudius" and Separation from the Synagogue PART 2: TOPOGRAPHY In Which Quarters of the City Did the Christian Population Concentrate? Did Particular Strata of the Population Predominate in the Quarters under Investigation? PART 3: FIRST DIACHRONIC SECTION: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT URBAN ROMAN CHRISTIANITY Jewish and Gentile Christians Information from Paul's Letter to the Romans and Acts 28:30f. Information in Conjunction with the Persecution by Nero Information from First Clement Information from Ignatius' Letter to the Romans The Shepherd of Hermas: Social Stratifications in the First Half of the Second Century and the Attendant Conflicts The Writings of Justin: The Social Structures of Christianity at the Middle of the Second Century The Excavation Complex at the Vatican Social Stratification at the Time of Commodus Traditio Apostolica Summary and Conclusion PART 4: SECOND DIACHRONIC SECTION: PROSOPOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION The Roman Christians of Romans 16 Claudius Ephebus and Valerius Biton (1 Clem. 63:3; 65:1) Aquila and Prisca Pomponia Graecina T. Flavius Clemens and Flavia Domitilla The Author of First Clement The Person of Hermas The Woman from Justin's Apology 2.2 Marcion Justin Tatian and Rhoden Valentinians Carpocratians The Martyr Apollonius Marcus Aurelius Prosenes and Other Members of Caesar's Familia Two Wives of Governors: Women of Senatorial Rank Representatives of Western Latin Education The Theodotians Praxeas, Gaius, and the Problem of "Hippolytus" Summary PART 5: THE FRACTIONATION OF ROMAN CHRISTIANITY The Evidence of Fractionation Private Property Utilized by the Church Community The External Image of Christian House-Church Congregations Fractionation and Theological Pluralism Fractionation and Tolerance of People with Other Theological Opinions Practionation, Monarchical Episcopacy, and Presbyterial Governance PART 6: FINAL REMARKS Appendix 1 Addendix 2 Appendix 3 Addpenix 4 Abbreviations Bibliography Maps, Diagrams, and Figures Indexes
