Julia
Believing woman in Rome
Julia was a Christian woman in the church at Rome whom Paul greets in his letter to the Romans. She is mentioned together with Philologus, suggesting that they were spouses or close family members. She was part of the early Christian movement in the capital of the Roman Empire.
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Schlüsselereignisse
Greeting from Paul
Paul greets Julia along with Philologus, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas in his letter to the Romans. This shows that she was a recognized part of the Christian community in Rome.
15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
ἀσπάσασθε Φιλόλογον καὶ Ἰουλίαν, Νηρέα καὶ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ Ὀλυμπᾶν καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτοῖς πάντας ἁγίους.
Part of the house churches in Rome
Julia was connected to one of the house churches in Rome, where the first Christians gathered for worship and fellowship before they had their own church buildings.
14Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers with them.
ἀσπάσασθε Ἀσύγκριτον, Φλέγοντα, ⸂Ἑρμῆν, Πατροβᾶν, Ἑρμᾶν⸃ καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτοῖς ἀδελφούς.
15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
ἀσπάσασθε Φιλόλογον καὶ Ἰουλίαν, Νηρέα καὶ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ Ὀλυμπᾶν καὶ τοὺς σὺν αὐτοῖς πάντας ἁγίους.
16Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.
Ἀσπάσασθε ἀλλήλους ἐν φιλήματι ἁγίῳ. Ἀσπάζονται ὑμᾶς αἱ ἐκκλησίαι ⸀πᾶσαι τοῦ Χριστοῦ.