I. Introduction: Supposed Encounters in Rome

1. Philo and Peter

2. Paul and Seneca

3. Paul and Josephus

II. Josephus in Rome

1. The Dating of the Journey to Rome

2. The Reason for the Journey to Rome

3. The Priests

4. The Course of the Journey

5. The Execution of the Mission

III. Paul in Rome

1. The Sojourn in Jerusalem - The Chronology

2. The Journey to Rome

3. The Arrival and the Stay in Puteoli

4. The Reception by the Roman Congregation

5. The External Circumstances of the Stay in Rome

6. The Acts of the Apostles and the End of Paul

7. Paul and the Jewish Communities in Rome

IV. The Jewish Community in Rome at the Time of Paul

1. The Residences and Synagogues of the Jews in Rome in the Time of Paul

2. On the Legal Status and Organization of the Jewish Congregations in Rome

V. The Christian Congregation in the Time of Paul

1. Reports about Christians in Rome before Paul

2. The Letter to the Romans as a Witness to the Christian Congregation

3. The Christian Congregation in Rome

4. The First Letter of Peter as Witness to the Christian Congregation in Rome

5. The Witness of I Clement about (Peter and) Paul

VI. References Synagogue - Christian Congregation

1. Relationship of the Christian Congregation to the Synagogue

2. Relationship of the Jewish Congregation to the Christian

3. Christians Hostile to the Jews at the Time of Seneca

VII. The Christians and the Burning of Rome

1. The Burning of Rome in Tacitus' Account

2. The Connection of the Christians with the Burning of Rome

3. Summary

VIII. Conclusion and Outlook