In an 'eye-witness account' of 'going to church in the first century' we hear from one 'Publius Valerius Amicius Rufus'. He was visiting Rome from Philippi. There is indeed a Publius Valerius Rufus of Philippi, attested in a Roman inscription, but a century later (AD 144). The additional cogomen (Amicius) is in any case improbable. Yet it was right to have taken the Rufus whose mother protected Paul (Rom 16:13) as a Roman citizen. It was a historically dignified name. And there are far too many Latin names around St Paul for them to be explained mostly as loan-words domesticated into the Greek namestock.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Bible and the business of life |
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Subtitle of host publication | essays in honour of Robert J. Banks's sixty-fifth birthday |
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Editors | Simon Carey Holt, Gordon Preece |
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Place of Publication | Hindmarsh, Australia |
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Publisher | ATF Press |
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Pages | 68-84 |
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Number of pages | 17 |
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ISBN (Print) | 1920691243 |
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Publication status | Published - 2004 |
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Name | ATF Series |
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Publisher | ATF Press |
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Number | 12 |
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