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Silas or Silvanus (/ ˈ s aɪ l ə s /; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey.
The name comes from the early Christian disciple Silas.He is consistently called "Silas" in Acts, but the Latin Silvanus, which means "of the forest," is always used by Paul and in the First Epistle of Peter; it is likely that "Silvanus" is the Romanized version of the original "Silas," or that "Silas" is the Greek nickname for "Silvanus."
Icon of Apostle Silvanus (left), with Crescens and Silas of the Seventy. Silvanus (Greek: Σιλουανός) is a traditional figure in Eastern Orthodox tradition assumed to be one of the Seventy Apostles, those followers of Jesus sent out by him in Luke 10. Peter makes mention of him in his first epistle (1 Peter 5:12). [1]
[1] [2] The text is pseudepigrapha attributed to Silas (Silvanus), a companion of Paul in Acts of the Apostles. [2] Scholars typically consider it not Gnostic, [2] [3] but J. L. Sumney argues that it is a Gnostic work. [4] It is a rare example of an early Christian Wisdom text and was used in monastic circles. [2]
Paul, Timothy, Silas (and perhaps Luke) first visited Philippi in Greece during Paul's second missionary journey from Antioch, which occurred between approximately 50 and 52 AD. In the account of his visit in the Acts of the Apostles , Paul and Silas are accused of "disturbing the city".
Acts 17 is the seventeenth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It continues the second missionary journey of Paul, together with Silas and Timothy: in this chapter, the Christian gospel is preached in Thessalonica, Berea and Athens.
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Judas and Silas were delegated the task of accompanying Paul and Barnabas to Antioch and delivering the Council's letter resolving the controversy surrounding gentile circumcision. [1] Acts 15:32 further describes Judas and Silas as prophets, and says that they "said much to encourage and strengthen the believers." After a stay in Antioch ...