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New Testament · mid-1st century CE
Erastus Inscription
Latin pavement inscription naming the Corinthian city treasurer Erastus.
Date
mid-1st century CE
Culture
Roman
Material
Limestone
Dimensions
Pavement inscription
Found at
Corinth, Greece
Held by
In situ (Corinth)
Discovered by
ASCSA excavations (1929)
inscriptionromancorinthpaul
Description
A limestone paving block near the theater at ancient Corinth reading "Erastus in return for his aedileship laid [the pavement] at his own expense."
Biblical significance
Very plausibly the same Erastus Paul names as "the city treasurer" of Corinth in Romans 16:23, illustrating the presence of prominent civic figures in the early Christian community.
From the same era
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