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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.

Julia (Woman living at the time of the New Testament)

Paul greets her at the end of Romans, alongside Philologus, Nereus and his sister. The name was common in Rome and may tie her to a household of the Julian family, as a freedwoman or slave. Nothing else about her is recorded.

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Paul greets her at the end of Romans, alongside Philologus, Nereus and his sister. The name was common in Rome and may tie her to a household of the Julian family, as a freedwoman or slave. Nothing else about her is recorded.

Who this is

Julia was a Christian in Rome greeted by Paul in his closing salutations in Romans 16:15, grouped together with Philologus, Nereus, and his sister. The common Roman name suggests she may have been a freedwoman or slave connected to a household of the imperial Julian family, a pattern typical of many names in Paul's list. Nothing else about her is recorded beyond this single mention, though her inclusion shows women held recognized places in the earliest Roman house churches.

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Where it appears
  • Romans 16:15

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