Lydia
This Woman married is part of the young Roman expatriate women who gathered around Claudia Procula and Plautina. They meet Jesus for the first time in Tiberias, at the property of Johanna of Chuza, their friend.[1]
Character and Appearance
"Lydia, on the other hand, is blonde, more slender, and younger (than Plautina). Her beauty is not the imposing beauty of Plautina, but she has all the grace of a still somewhat young feminine beauty. And since we are in the pagan domain, I could say that if Plautina seems like the statue of an empress, Lydia could be a Diana or a nymph with a pleasant and modest appearance."[2]
Apostolic Journey
Friend of Valeria, she is part of the group of Disciples pagan women who will gradually follow Jesus. She will retire to Caesarea on the Sea with the group of Roman women after the death and the Resurrection of Jesus.[3]
Her Name
The gens Livia is the name of an illustrious Family of Rome. Historical reference: Livia, the wife of Augustus and mother of Emperor Tiberius.
Where is she mentioned in the work?
EMV 167 EMV 193 EMV 204Pentecost, Decapolis and Esdraelon Plain: EMV 425 EMV 426
Summer in Nazareth: EMV 438 EMV 448 EMV 461
The Return to Jerusalem: EMV 583
EMV 630