Roman domestic art and early house churches

This interdisciplinary study examines hundreds of Roman wall paintings from domestic buildings in Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Rome. It explores what early Jews and Christians living in these houses would have seen, and how these visual representations of Greek myths and tragedies might have influenced their interpretation of scripture and performance of rituals like the Eucharist. The book offers new perspectives on the social history of early Christianity through the lens of Roman domestic art and architecture.