<p>16:8 <i>Greet Ampliatus my beloved in the Lord</i><i>- </i>Tertius was a &ldquo;scribe&rdquo; (:22), which was a learned profession; Luke (:21)&nbsp;a doctor. Yet next to these brethren are listed the likes of Ampliatus, which was a common slave name. Romans 16 is an essay in the unity between rich and poor in the early ecclesia.</p>