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2.4.iii Erastus, City Treasurer or Corinth

Paul probably wrote his letter to the Church in Rome from Corinth in 57 AD. In the middle of a list of personal greetings, he says, 'Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you his greetings…' 8

Archaeologists have discovered in Corinth a block of marble in a paved square near the theatre, with the Latin inscription 'Erastus, commissioner of public works [aedile], laid this pavement at his own expense.' This could be the person Paul mentioned in his letter. (However, note that Erastus was a common name. This Erastus is probably not the same as the Erastus mentioned in Acts.)9