The Earliest Christian Meeting Places: Almost Exclusively Houses? (Biblia.com)

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Edward Adams challenges a strong consensus found in New Testament and early Christian studies—that the early Christians met almost exclusively in houses. This assumption has been foundational for research on the social formation of the early churches, the origins and early development of church architecture, and early Christian worship. Recent years have witnessed increased scholarly interest in...

Figure 39. Tomb triclinium of Gnaeus Vibrius Saturninus, from W.M.F. Jashemski, The Gardens of Pompeii: Herculaneum and the Villas Destroyed by Vesuvius (New Rochelle, NY: Caratzas Bros., 1979), p.153. Courtesy of Aristide D. Caratzas, Publisher. Figure 40. Plan of the Roman Cellar Building, Corinth, from K.S. Wright, ‘A Tiberian Pottery Deposit from Corinth’, Hesperia 49 (1980), pp.135–177 (136). Courtesy of the Trustees of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens.

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