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A leading member of the first Christian community in Jerusalem and a colleague of Paul. In the epistles he is called by a Roman name, Silvanus (II Cor 1:19; I Thes 1:1); he may have been a Roman citizen (Acts 16:37). In Jerusalem he was a prophet who preached and admonished (Acts 15:32) and was sent to Antioch, together with Paul, Barnabas and Judas, to convey the resolutions adopted at the council of Jerusalem (Acts 15:22).

After a disagreement between Paul and Barnabas, Paul selected Silas to be his companion on his second missionary journey (Acts 15:40; 18:23) and Silas accompanied him through Galatia. In Philippi Paul and Silas were cast into prison because "they teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe." (Acts 16:21).

Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea when Paul continued alone to Athens (Acts 17:14) but Silas rejoined him in Corinth (Acts 18:1-5).

Paul's Epistles to the Thessalonians were also sent in the name of Timothy (I Thes 1:1; II Thes 1:1). The last verses of the Epistle of Peter indicate that the letter was sent through Silas.

Concordance
Acts 15:22, 27,32, 34, 40; 16:19, 25, 29; 17:4, 10, 14-15; 18:5

This article is about the first century figure from early Christianity. For other uses, see Silas (disambiguation).

For other saints named Silvanus, see Silvanus.

Silas
Bishop and Martyr
Died	c. AD 50 Macedonia
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism
Feast	January 26 (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) February 10 (Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod) July 13 (Roman Martyrology) July 30 (Eastern Orthodoxy) July 13 (Syriac, Malankara Calendars)

Saint Silas or Saint Silvanus (Greek: Σίλας / Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who later accompanied Paul on parts of his first and second missionary journeys.^[1]

There is some disagreement over the proper form of his name: 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 may be that "Silvanus" is the Romanized version of the original "Silas," or that "Silas" is the Greek nickname for "Silvanus." Fitzmyer points out that Silas is the Greek version of the Aramaic "Seila," a version of the Hebrew "Saul," which is attested in Palmyrene inscriptions.^[2] The name Latin "Silvanus" may be derived from pre-Roman Italian languages (see, e.g., the character "Asilas," an Etruscan leader and warrior-prophet who plays a prominent role in assisting Aeneas in Virgil's epic poem the Aeneid).^{[citation needed]}

He is celebrated in the Calendar of Saints of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on January 26 with Timothy and the Apostle Titus, and separately on July 13 by the Roman Catholic Church and February 10 by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.

See also

• Nag Hammadi library

References

1. ^ "Notes on 1 Peter". http://dailyprayer.us/lesson.php?day=1004. 
2. ^ Fitzmyer, Joseph J. (1998). The Anchor Bible: The Acts of the Apostles. New York: Doubleday. p. 564. ISBN 0-385-49020-8. 

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