REL 415 - Pauline Literature III
The Prison and Pastoral Epistles of Paul
Week 3 - The Roman Empire
Scripture Readings
- Acts 21:31-40
- Acts 22:22-30
- Acts 23:10-35
- Acts 23:22 - 25:27
- Acts 26:31 - 28:31
Textbook Resources
- page 5 - Map of the Mediterranean
- pages 6, 17, 52, 207, 487 - photos of Rome
- page 7 - The Edict of Claudius, or The Disturbance about "Chrestus"
- page 9 - map of Rome
- page 47 - statue of Octavian / Augustus
- page 65 - statue of Nero
- page 132 - Roman Civil Law in Corinth
- page 352 - The Praetorian Guard
- page 365 - Sophistry, Philosophy, and Chicanery in the Greco-Roman World
- page 374 - Plutarch's Dread of the Gods
- page 434 - Social Harassment of Christians in the Graeco-Roman World
- page 422 - Tomb Inscriptions and the Afterlife
- page 481 - Sale of Religious Offices - one could buy the position of Prophet !
- page 495 - Ships and Shipping
- pages 506-507 - the Deified Augustus
InterNet Resources
Other useful articles can be found by using the Topics as search words in Search Engines such as GoodSearch
This Week's Assignment : Two Reflection Papers
- The Roman Justice and Legal Systems - to include punishment and prisons
- The Roman Emperors, from Augustus to Domitian
Each paper should be 2 - 5 pages in length
Remember to cite your sources
Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then send it as an Attachment to, or pasted into, an email message to Dr. Rollinson at rollinsondr@yahoo.com,rollinsondr@hellokitty.com,rollinsondr@cathholic.org.
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