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What was the Population of Philippi at the time of Paul the Apostle?
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What was the Population in Philippi at the time of Paul?
The population of Philippi during the time of Paul is estimated to have been around 10,000 to 20,000 people. Philippi was an important Roman colony in ancient Macedonia.
What is Philippians ethnic background?
The ethnic background of Philippians. Philippians is placed in two places, where Paul was, and where he was writing his letter to. Paul was in captivity at the time he was writing the letter. Paul was writing his letter to the Philippians who lived in Philippi, a region in Greece.
What tradeswoman was baptized by Paul and Silas?
The woman you have in mind is probably Lydia, a "seller of purple from the city of Thyatira" (Acts 16:14). She and her household were baptized in the town of Philippi on Paul's second missionary journey, while he was accompanied by Silas. (You have to look back to Acts 15:40to see that Silas was among Paul's company at the time.)
Which apostle did the Roman Emperor Nero put to death?
It is said that the apostle Peter was executed during the reign of Nero. The disciple Paul is also said to have lost his life around the same time.
Which Rabbi did the Apostle Paul study under?
The concept of a rabbi was extremely new in Paul's time, and he probably didn't study under one. Sages of the time didn't have formal recognition or title.
What did Saint Paul the Apostle do in Rome?
He spent his time in Rome in prison awaiting trial and execution. He used the time to continue writing his letters, or epistles, to his followers.
Did Rome adopt Christianity before Constantine?
Yes. Even in the time of the apostle Paul, we know there were Christians in Rome. By the second century, the Christian community in Rome was under the leadership of a bishop. By the time of Emperor Constantine, more than ten per cent of the population of Rome was Christian.
Where was 1 Thessalonians written from?
1 Thessalonians was written from Corinth, where the apostle Paul stayed for some time during his missionary journeys.
How did Paul fit the test that an apostle must be a witness of the resurrection of Jesus?
Paul claimed to have encountered the resurrected Jesus on the road to Damascus, which he considered a direct and personal witness of the resurrection. This experience was considered valid by the early church leaders, leading them to accept Paul as an apostle despite not being part of the original twelve disciples who witnessed the resurrection.
Who ordered the execution of Paul in the Bible?
The Bible does not tell us the time or manner of the apostle Paul's death, However, evidence highly suggests the apostle Paul's death occurred after his fifth missionary journey which ended in 67 A.D. Paul was likely beheaded by the Romans, under Emperor Nero, sometime around 68 A.D. Nero himself died by suicide on June 9th of the same year.
Who carried the book of Romans to the Roman people?
The first verses of Romans list Paul, a bondservant and apostle as the writer of this letter to the Church of God @ Rome. Paul had not visited the area at the time of his writing this letter.
Who was born first St. Paul or Jesus?
Jesus was born before Apostle Paul. Apostle Paul did not get to meet Jesus in person because he was either not born or too young (baby probably) Paul wrote most of his letters to Christians in the time frame between 50 A.D. and 60 A.D. and Jesus died about 20 years before.Another answerJesus the Christ is the God/Man. Being God he is from ever. He is eternal. But when the time was right God came to earth as a male child born of Mary and was named Jesus. Jesus as a human being was born about 6-4 B.C. Paul the Apostle was born possibly 6-10 A.D.
