>From: Raymond Brown <ray.brown@...>
>Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 06:21:54 +0000
>
> >The early Christians wouldn't
> >have established themselves there if it weren't simply such a damn
> >important symbol for the universality of the early church.
>
>The origins of the early Christian community are obscure. It was clearly
>well established before anyone well-known like Paul got there. Almost
>certainly it had been brought from Palestine by Jewish converts and spread
>among the even more ancient Jewish community in Rome.
>
Some believe that the Roman Messianic community was pioneered by Priscilla
and her husband Aquilla. Some also believe she may have written Hebrews.
Adam
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