Editing Paul the Apostle (section)

===Two years in Rome===
[[File:Schnorr von Carolsfeld Bibel in Bildern 1860 235.png|thumb|upright=1|''Paul Arrives in Rome'' from {{lang|de|[[commons:Die Bibel in Bildern|Die Bibel in Bildern]]}}, published in the 1850s]]
Paul finally arrived in Rome {{circa|60&nbsp;AD}}, where he spent another two years under house arrest, according to the traditional account.{{sfn|Polhill|1999|pp=80,164-5,329}} The narrative of Acts ends with Paul preaching in Rome for two years from his rented home while awaiting trial.<ref>{{bibleverse|Acts|28:30–31|NKJV}}</ref>

[[Irenaeus]] wrote in the [[Christianity in the 2nd century#Irenaeus|2nd century]] that Peter and Paul had been the founders of the church in Rome and had appointed [[Pope Linus|Linus]] as succeeding bishop.<ref>[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/anf01.ix.iv.iv.html Irenaeus Against Heresies 3.3].2: the "...Church founded and organized at Rome by the two most glorious apostles, Peter and Paul; as also [by pointing out] the faith preached to men, which comes down to our time by means of the successions of the bishops.{{nbsp}}[...] The blessed apostles, then, having founded and built up the Church, committed into the hands of Linus the office of the episcopate"; Christian Classics Ethereal Library</ref> However, Paul was not a bishop of Rome, nor did he bring [[Christianity to Rome]] since there were already Christians in Rome when he arrived there;<ref>{{Bibleverse|Acts|28:14–15}}</ref> Paul also wrote his letter to the church at Rome before he had visited Rome.<ref>{{Bibleverse|Romans|1:1, 7, 11–13; 15:23–29}}</ref> Paul only played a supporting part in the life of the church in Rome.<ref>MaGee Greg. [http://bible.org/article/origins-church-rome "The Origins of the Church at Rome"] Bible.org; Accessed 18 March 2013</ref>