Ruins of the First Century synagogue at Capernaum

From Synagogue to Synagogue

Post published:January 10, 2019
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In my last post I wrote about the Via Egnatia, a major Roman highway Paul used in the account in Acts 17. This post will consider the last item I listed among my initial observations. That item is a cultural / historical institution, the synagogue. It’s always important in Bible…

Silas and Paul with the jailer at Philippi

Who Was the Silas of Acts 17?

Post published:October 23, 2018
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Today we’ll finally resume our study of Acts 17. As always, the best way to understand a passage of Scripture is to study its context. For my last three posts pertaining to this study, I wrote about the person and character of the apostle Paul. Now we’ll briefly examine one…