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In Greek mythology, Pelopia or Pelopea or Pelopeia (Ancient Greek: Πελόπεια) was a name attributed to four individuals: Pelopia, a Theban princess as one of the Niobids , children of King Amphion and Niobe , daughter of King Tantalus of Lydia .
The Orthodox Churches have given her the title of "Equal to the Apostles", which signifies her importance and level of holiness. There is a church located in Philippi, which many consider to be built in St. Lydia's honor. A modern baptistry is located on the traditional site in Krynides where Lydia was baptized by St. Paul near Philippi as well ...
Acts 8 is the eighth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It records the burial of Stephen, the beginnings of Christian persecution, the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Samaria and the conversion of an Ethiopian official.
According to Stephanus of Byzantium, he called this city "Thuateira" from Greek θυγάτηρ, θυγατέρα (thugatēr, thugatera), meaning "daughter", although it is likely that it is an older, Lydian name. [2] [3] In classical times, Thyatira stood on the border between Lydia and Mysia. During the Roman era, (1st century AD), it was ...
Lists of Bible pericopes itemize Bible stories or pericopes of the Bible. They include stories from the Hebrew Bible and from the Christian New Testament. List of Hebrew Bible events; List of New Testament pericopes; Gospel harmony#A parallel harmony presentation; Acts of the Apostles#Outline; Events of Revelation
Pope Benedict XVI, The Apostles. Full title is The Origins of the Church – The Apostles and Their Co-Workers. published 2007, in the US: ISBN 978-1-59276-405-1; different edition published in the UK under the title: Christ and His Church – Seeing the face of Jesus in the Church of the Apostles, ISBN 978-1-86082-441-8. Carson, D.A.
Acts 16 is the sixteenth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.It records the start of the second missionary journey of Paul, together with Silas and Timothy.
The Acts of Peter and the Twelve [1] [2] or the Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles [3] [4] is a Christian text from about the 4th century. [5] It is the first treatise in Codex VI of the Nag Hammadi library texts, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] taking up pages 1–12 of the codex's 78 pages. [ 6 ]