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  • From: Frich107 AT aol.com
  • To: corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Romans 13:1-7
  • Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 02:41:29 EDT



In a message dated 5/18/02 5:08:50 AM, cettel AT shoreham.net writes:

>Re: Romans 13:1-7Isn't Steve Black's historical assumption wrong here?
>It was my understanding that Roman emperors were deified after their deaths,
>not during their lifetimes. Is this incorrect?

That was the case most of the time, but there were fairly early exceptions to
this such as Caligula who deified himself during his own lifetime.

Regards,
Fred Rich.




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