Erastus, Quaestor of Corinth

The Administrative Rank of ὁ οἰκονόμος τῆς πόλεως (Rom 16.23) in an Achaean Colony

Bibliographic Data

ID19294537
AuthorsJohn K Goodrich (0000-0001-8679-075X, Durham University, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume56
Issue1
Pages90-115
Publication date2010-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Testament Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0028-6885 • E-ISSN: 1469-8145
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0028688509990142
OpenAlexW2168352544
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited25

Erastus (Rom 16.23) has featured prominently in the ongoing debate over the social and economic make-up of the early Pauline communities, since how one renders his title (ὁ οἰκονόμος τῆς πόλεως) dramatically affects the range of economic stratification represented in the Corinthian church. Relying chiefly on epigraphy, including an important new inscription from the Achaean colony of Patras, this article engages the scholarly dialogue about the Latin equivalent of Erastus' title, rebutting the arguments in favour of arcarius and aedilis , and contends that he served as quaestor , a high-ranking municipal position exclusively occupied by the economic elite

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