Rome in the Bible and the Early Church

What is the relationship among the New Testament, the earliest Christians, and Rome? Rome in the Bible and the Early Church examines the influence Rome had as both a political/cultural power and as the location of an important church over the development of biblical texts and early Christianity. This extraordinary collection of essays from scholars committed to both history and theology, including Peter Oakes, Bruce Winter, and Steve Walton, addresses the following issues: - Luke-Acts' relationship to the Roman Empire - Luke's surprising account of Paul's arrival in Rome - The connection between Roman culture and the ethical passages in the Book of Romans - Paul's long list of greetings for the different types of Roman Christians - 1 Clement's description of the church at Rome