Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Abbreviations
5. Introduction 1
6. Rome in the New Testament: Early Traces of the Significance of the urbs in Christian History 5
7. The Weak and the Strong in Rom 14:1–15:13 33
8. A First Step Towards Reading 1 Clement in its Roman Context: Re-assessing the Patristic Evidence on the Date and Authorship of the Letter 53
9. The Shepherd of Hermas in Its Roman Context: A Fresh Look at the First Three Visions 99
10. The Relationship between the Writings of the New Testament and the Roman Empire 119
11. The Application of the Lex Iulia de collegiis in the Early Imperial Context: Remarks for New Testament Exegesis 153
12. The Mystery of the Woman or the Mystery of the Beast? Looking for Rome in the Book of Revelation 201
13. Jews and Christians in First Century Rome: Fragmentary Evidence 215
14. The Cult-Sites of Peter and Paul at Rome in the First Centuries of Christianity: From the Written Sources to the Monumental Remains 237
15. Four “Prophecies from the Event” (vaticinia ex eventu): On Paul, Peter, and Rome 267
16. Encounters of Christian Faith and Philosophy in Second and Third Century Rome 281
17. The Impact of Cerdo, Marcion and Gnostic Teachers on Roman Christianity in the Second and Third Centuries 313
18. Justin Martyr and Tatian the Syrian in their Roman Context 343
19. Hippolytus, Gaius and the Alogi in Second and Third Century Rome 363
20. List of Contributors
21. Index of Ancient Sources
22. Index of Names and Subjects