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- Papyri and the Social World of the New Testament
- Papyri and the Social World of the New Testament
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Chapter I Egypt and the Social World of the New Testament
- Chapter II The Social Milieu of Early Christians in Egypt
- Chapter III “In those days a decree went out …”
- Chapter IV “But these words seemed to them an idle tale”
- Chapter V “The Carpenter’s Son”
- Chapter VI “In those days Mary set out …”
- Chapter VII “In that region there were shepherds living in the fields …”
- Chapter VIII Afterword
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- General Index
Chapter VI - “In those days Mary set out …”
Travel by the Lower Classes in Roman Times
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 July 2019
- Papyri and the Social World of the New Testament
- Papyri and the Social World of the New Testament
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Maps
- Chapter I Egypt and the Social World of the New Testament
- Chapter II The Social Milieu of Early Christians in Egypt
- Chapter III “In those days a decree went out …”
- Chapter IV “But these words seemed to them an idle tale”
- Chapter V “The Carpenter’s Son”
- Chapter VI “In those days Mary set out …”
- Chapter VII “In that region there were shepherds living in the fields …”
- Chapter VIII Afterword
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index Locorum
- General Index
Summary
Chapter VI examines the peripatetic lifestyle of Jesus and his followers, his family, his disciples, and the apostles. Studies of ancient mobility usually restrict themselves to consideration of the Roman elites and other closely associated issues such as the cursus publicus. Despite their low social status, the travel patterns of the various biblical protagonists did not represent anything unusual within the context of Greco-Roman society. Epigraphic records and literary sources confirm the story told by papyrus customs receipts and private letters indicating a high level of mobility among the lower classes of the Roman Empire.
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