Corpus-Paul

["Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D." <smcginn AT jcu.edu>]

L.M. Barre mentioned Paul's Roman citizenship in his thesis re: Rom 13. This 
reminded me of a question I've been wanting to ask.  (Sorry, I'm not going to 
discuss Rom 13:1-7; I just supervised a thesis on this, and I'm sick of it!)  
At any rate, do we really know that Paul was a citizen?  I find it curious 
that (a) Paul never mentions it, even when he is "bragging" and
(b) he is frequently the subject of physical chastisement, which I understood 
was forbidden to do to citizens.

SEM

--
Sheila E. McGinn, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Biblical Studies & Early Christianity
John Carroll University
Cleveland, Ohio 44118
smcginn AT jcu.edu
www1.jcu.edu/religion/mcginn/mcginn.htm


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self-loathing."
     Sue Grafton, "L" is for Lawless (New York: Holt, 1995), 205.