Peter Lampe is Professor of New Testament at the University of Tubingen, Germany.
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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