Reading Romans in Pompeii: Paul's Letter at Ground Level

by Peter Oakes

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Peter Oakes combines archaeology and biblical studies to give the reader a fresher, deeper understanding of Paul's letter to the Romans. An investigation of the archaeological evidence from Pompeii helps us to think about the ways in which Paul's letter may have been understood by different people -- such as a slave girl, a cabinet-maker-cum-surgeon and an educated slave concubine -- might have understood Paul's letter when they first heard it.… (more)

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This book envisions how the Letter to the Romans would be understood by members of a house church that met in a craftworker's home. Peter Oakes is part of a growing trend among New Testament scholars that view the early house churches as meeting in poorer settings than the domus or villa. The book includes a lot of detail about archaeological finds in Pompeii that don't seem to have much payoff. The book would be of use to those who are interested in house churches, archaeology, and the Letter to the Romans. (

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proflinton | Sep 19, 2016 |

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Peter Oakes combines archaeology and biblical studies to give the reader a fresher, deeper understanding of Paul's letter to the Romans. An investigation of the archaeological evidence from Pompeii helps us to think about the ways in which Paul's letter may have been understood by different people -- such as a slave girl, a cabinet-maker-cum-surgeon and an educated slave concubine -- might have understood Paul's letter when they first heard it.

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