Reading Romans in Pompeii : Paul's letter at ground level - Oakes, Peter (Peter S.) (Minneapolis : Fortress Press ; London : SPCK, 2009)
Craftworkers' houses, a bar and a mansion -- Pompeian houses and first-century society -- A model craftworker house church for reading Romans -- Romans 12 for a model craftworker house church -- Primus, Sabina, Iris : justice, survival, tension -- Holconius and the Jewish salvation of a holy people -- Reading Romans in view of first-century social diversity.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Bible. -- Social scientific criticism; Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Social conditions