Episode 16 - Erastus Inscription at Corinth
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“Gaʹius, host to me and to all the congregation, greets you. E·rasʹtus, the city treasurer, greets you.” — Romans 16:23 .
“E·rasʹtus stayed in Corinth.” — 2 Timothy 4:20 .
An official by the name of Erastus purchased a paving stone close to the theater at Corinth, the Roman province of Achaia's capital, somewhere between the middle of the first century CE and maybe shortly before 50 CE. The Latin inscription reads: "Erastus, procurator [and] aedile, laid this pavement at his own expense." It was found by Professor T. L. Shear in 1929.
The high-ranking Corinthian official who put the paving stone at his own expense was probably Erastus in Paul's epistle. The Latin inscription reads: "Erastus, procurator [and] aedile, laid this pavement at his own expense." It was found by Professor T. L. Shear in 1929.
Erastus of Paul’s epistle was likely the high-ranking Corinthian official who laid the paving stone at his own expense.
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