Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 16:3-16
Romans 16:3-Nehemiah : . Personal Greetings.— Beside the two household groups of Romans 16:10 f., the catalogue contains twenty-six names, eight being those of women. Many of the names appearing were commonly borne by slaves. In language, seven are Latin, one is Hebrew, the remainder Greek: Rome at this date swarmed with Greeks, and the Roman Church remained of Greek speech till the third century. The distribution seems to indicate different centres of meeting in this immense city. 14 and 15... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Romans 16:7
‘Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are outstanding among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.’ Andronicus was a common Greek name. Junia may have been his wife. Or it may be a man’s name, Junias. Either way they were possibly Paul’s relatives, (whilst ‘my kinsmen’ could simply indicate that they were Jews (Romans 9:3) Paul here separates some Jews out from others as ‘my kinsmen’, and would thus seem to be indicating a closer relationship.... read more