Roman House Churches for Today: A Practical Guide for Small Groups (Biblia.com)

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Placing the book of Romans in its historical and cultural context, Reta Halteman Finger creates a simulation of the Roman house churches that first heard Paul’s Romans letter and its call for inclusiveness among the people of God. In this unique text, Finger guides readers in small groups through a recreation of house churches as in first-century Rome. Based on the text of Romans, participants...

Nereus (NEER-e-us) is another common name coined for slaves, taken from Neptune, the Roman sea god. There are twenty-eight references to Nereus during the New Testament period. Statistically, this Nereus was likely a slave or freedman. Nereus’s sister would have shared his social status. Paul evidently does not know her name, but he mentions her as one of the leaders among the Saints. Olympas (o-LIM-pas), a male name, is found only twice in Roman records, neither from the New Testament period. This

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