Similarly, Peter Lampe in From Paul to Valentinus: Christians at Rome in the First Two Centuries, p. 8.Based on the discussion in Italian by Guarducci, a similar conclusion is reached by Alastair M. Small, "Urban, suburban and rural religion in the Roman period" (pp. 184-211) in The World of Pompeii (Routledge 2007), p. 194.The beginning and end are uncertain, but the word christianos clearly occurred on the fourth line.
In my view, the most interesting example in Pompeii is the graffito CIL 4:679, from an atrium wall of the house "Vico del Balcone pensile" No. 22, which has as a constituent part the letters "CHRISTIAN." The text obviously speaks of Christians. But the reconstruction of the rest of the text is completely controversial. Are we dealing with a Christian inscription? Or with an insult to the Christians? Whoever made the scribble evidently had once had contact, direct or indirect, with Christians.
Statistics: Posted by Peter Kirby — Thu Nov 07, 2024 11:56 pm