as house churches, and their house churches fit

家庭教会
sometimes the model of a Greek ekklesia,

这种家庭教会是像希腊的议会
an assembly, but sometimes the model of the

集会但有时也采用
Roman household.

罗马的家族模式
And so this household structure becomes very important for the

这种家族模式对基督教的成长与组织构成
growth and structure and even the theology of Christianity eventually.

甚至最终对其宗教理论都有着重要意义
This is also important though for Roman politics,

在罗马政治中也尤为重要
because if you're if a freedman, or even if you're a

因为如果是你一个自由民或是一个自由人
free person-- sometimes see freemen would

自由人往往会依附于
connect themselves to a powerful Roman who was higher status than

一个地位更高更有权势的人
them, because they could use him for important things.

因为有很多重要的事情需要仰仗他们
For example, say you want to take your

比如