From Synagogue to Synagogue
Ruins of the First Century synagogue at Capernaum

From Synagogue to Synagogue

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…

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Proselytes in the Greek World – Word Study
Modern Thessaloniki from the Thermaic Gulf.

Proselytes in the Greek World – Word Study

My last post concluded our study of the people of Acts 17. In that post, we looked at Dionysius and Damaris as well as considering the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. Today, we’ll examine an important expression, "God-fearing Greeks." This term leads us to an important concept: proselytes in the Greek…

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