Assignment 3 - Pauline Literature III - REL 415 ENMU

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REL 415 - Pauline Literature III

The Prison Epistles and Pastoral Epistles of Paul

Week 3 - The Roman Empire

Scripture Readings

Acts 21:31-40
Acts 22:22-30
Acts 23:10-35
Acts 23:22 - 25:27
Acts 26:31 - 28:31

Textbook Resources

page 5 - Map of the Mediterrnean
pages 6, 17, 52, 207, 487 - photos of Rome
page 7 - The Edict of Claudius, or The Disturbace about "Chrestus"
page 9 - map of Rome
page 47 - statue of Octavian / Augustus
page 65 - statue of Nero
page 132 - Roman Civil Law in Corinth
page 352 - The Praetorian Guard
page 365 - Sophistry, Philosophy, and Chicanery in the Greco-Roman World
page 374 - Plutarch's Dread of the Gods
page 434 - Social Harassment of Christians in the Graeco-Roman World
page 422 - Tomb Inscriptions and the Afterlife
page 481 - Sale of Religious Offices - one could buy the position of Prophet !
page 495 - Ships and Shipping
pages 506-507 - the Deified Augustus

InterNet Resources

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This Week's Assignment : Two Reflection Papers

The Roman Justice and Legal Systems - to include punishment and prisons
The Roman Emperors, from Augustus to Domitian

Each paper should be 2 - 5 pages in length
Remember to cite your sources

Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then send it as an Attachment to, or pasted into, an email message to Dr. Rollinson at rollinsondr@yahoo.com,rollinsondr@hellokitty.com,rollinsondr@cathholic.org.
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Last Updated: December 30, 2006