# General Information:

The writer begins to give background information about Cornelius. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-background]])

# Connecting Statement:

This is the beginning of the part of the story about Cornelius.

# Now there was a certain man

This was a way of introducing a new person to this part of the historical account. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/writing-participants]])

# in the city of Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Company of Soldiers

"from Caesarea whose name was Cornelius. He was an officer in charge of 60 soldiers from the Italian section of the Roman army"