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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 Rise of Silas Lapham is a realist novel by William Dean Howells published in 1885. The story follows the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but he lacks social standards, which he tries to attain through his daughter's marriage into the ...
The details of sea travel include the specific jargon of seafaring ('set sail', 'took a straight course', verse 11) and every port of call (Samothrace, Neapolis). From Neapolis, the journey is by land along Via Egnatia , the Roman road connecting the northern Aegean cities ( Philippi , as well as Amphipolis , Apollonia , and Thessalonica in ...
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.
The book also refers to The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail (1982), although Brown stated that it was not used as research material. [2] The Da Vinci Code provoked a popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail legend and Mary Magdalene's role in the history of Christianity.
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 ...
Philadelphia Eagles star receiver A.J. Brown could launch a book club of his own after a little sideline reading skyrocketed self-help author Jim Murphy to the hottest seller on Amazon overnight.
[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]