Suetonius on Claudius expelling the Jews from Rome
The expulsion of Jews from Rome under Claudius that Acts mentions in passing is recorded by a Roman biographer.
Außerbiblisch genanntAntiker Autorc. AD 121
In his life of Claudius, the Roman biographer Suetonius notes that the emperor expelled the Jews from Rome because they were making constant disturbances "at the instigation of Chrestus". Acts mentions Paul meeting Aquila and Priscilla at Corinth, recently arrived from Italy "because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome".
Since the Jews constantly made disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus, he expelled them from Rome.
- Gefunden
- Transmitted in medieval manuscripts
- Heute in
- Various manuscript collections
- Sprache
- Latin
- Wie es zu uns kam
- Nie begraben — von Hand abgeschrieben, Generation um Generation, bis zum Buchdruck.
Was er zeigt
Whether "Chrestus" is a garbled reference to Christ or a separate agitator is genuinely debated, though the former is the common reading. The expulsion itself is not in doubt.
Wie Historiker es nutzen
A standard source on Claudius's policy and on the early presence of Christianity in Rome.
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Quellen
- Van Voorst, Jesus Outside the New Testament (2000)
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