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Romans

people group

Citizens and officials of the Roman Empire that ruled Judea during the New Testament era and shaped the spread of the early church.

14 appearances2 Bible books2 known aliases

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Citizens and officials of the Roman Empire that ruled during the New Testament era. They appear chiefly in Acts, where invokes his Roman citizenship to claim legal protection, and in the Gospel of John, where Jewish leaders fear Roman intervention against . Their customs, laws, and military presence form the political backdrop to the Gospels and the spread of the early church.

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