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homes and guests

From: "John Dickson" <jdickson AT bigpond.com>
To: "corpus paul" <corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: homes and guests
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 08:30:16 +1000

Private homes appear to have played a significant role in Paul's mission,
both as a socially acceptable context for his public proclamation and as a
meeting place for the post-mission EKKLHSIA. Can anyone can shed light on
how 'outsiders' might have come into this setting (1 Cor 14:23)? What were
the social 'rules' of the ancient household vis-a-vis guests? Are we to
imagine a sign on the front gate inviting all to enter - "Paul of Tarsus
teaching here today" - as in the case of some philosophers in the period, or
would it have been by invitation only?
Any suggestions or bibliography would be appreciated.
John Dickson
Ancient History Department
College of Humanities
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
jdickson AT bigpond.com

Re: homes and guests, John M. Contabile II, 04/24/1999
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- homes and guests, John Dickson, 04/24/1999
- Re: homes and guests, Rick Strelan, 04/24/1999
- Re: homes and guests, Stevan Davies, 04/25/1999
- Re: homes and guests, Robert Lee Foster, 04/26/1999
- Re: homes and guests, Christopher Hutson, 04/26/1999
- Re: Re: homes and guests, John M. Contabile II, 01/30/2024