Archeologists have discovered a stone in rome commemorating his being appointed as one of the keepers of the banks and channel of the river tiber. Paphos on the island of of cyprus, overview of pauls first missionary journey. Net bible who was with the proconsul sergius paulus, an intelligent man. However, determining the year in which an event took place can require some research. The inscription mentions the proconsul paulus and dates to around. Paul who, like the proconsul, also has the latin name paulus meaning small filled with the holy spirit, tells elymas that he is a son of the devil acts. The recipient of the book, theophilus, is the same person addressed in the first volume, the gospel of luke see introduction to luke. Lucius sergius paulus or paullus was a proconsul of cyprus under claudius 1st century ad. In this book we see the first mention of the dispensation of the holy spirit and jesus command to take his gospel to all the world. Lessons from sergius paulus bible inspiration the gospel way. Acts 18 niv bible after this, paul left athens and. The first of these inscriptions was found at the city of silo in 1877 just a short distance north of paphos, mentioned by luke in the book of acts, just before pauls encounter with sergius paulus. Pauls first journey, barnabas, cyprus, antioch, gentiles, iconium. The book of acts provides a bridge for the writings of the nt.
Sergius paulus was the governor of cyprus during the time of barnabas and sauls evangelistic efforts there cir. After recounting what the governor of cyprus sergius paulus believed, acts. Peters activities are described at some length, and john and philip are mentioned, but more than half of the book is about paul and his connection with the christian movement. The book of acts and the epistles of paul sometimes tell us the length of time between one event and another.
Sergius paulus name found on cyprus bible believers archaeology. Barnabas born joseph, was according to tradition an early christian, one of the prominent christian disciples in jerusalem. Paul and barnabas met the proconsul, sergius paulus, during a missionary trip to cyprus. Yet the book of acts reveals that the message about jesus christ spread to all. It was here at paphos that the roman proconsul, sergius paulus, who, hearing. But it is more likely that theophilus was a real person. Here is a summary and overview of the book of acts. There he met a jew named aquila, a native of pontus, who had recently come from italy with his wife priscilla, because claudius had ordered all jews to leave rome. The following outline is intended to be used while studying the book. The inscription mentions the proconsul paulus and dates to around 54 a. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. Acts is the second book in the history that luke wrote. The book has been called the acts of the apostles, really a misnomer because acts has very little to say concerning most of the original twelve apostles.
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