Silas

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Silas is an early Christian leader and missionary companion of Paul, mentioned in the New Testament for his role in spreading the gospel and strengthening the early Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian missionary
New Testament person
biblical figure
early Christian leader
activity encouraging and strengthening the brothers with many words
spreading the gospel
strengthening the early Church
alsoKnownAs Faunus
surface form: Silvanus
associatedEvent Council of Jerusalem
surface form: Jerusalem Council
associatedWith Apostle Paul
surface form: Paul the Apostle

Apostle Peter
surface form: Peter the Apostle

Timothy
coAuthorOrSecretaryFor First Epistle of Peter
companionship left in Berea with Timothy
coWorkerOf Apostle Paul
surface form: Paul the Apostle

Apostle Peter
surface form: Peter the Apostle

Timothy
describedAs prophet
experienced earthquake release from prison at Philippi
imprisonedIn Philippi
imprisonedWith Apostle Paul
surface form: Paul the Apostle
joinedPaulIn Corinth
knownFor singing hymns in prison at Philippi
languageContext Koine Greek
surface form: New Testament Greek
mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
First Epistle of Peter
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
mission accompanying Paul on his second missionary journey
missionField Achaia
Macedonia (Greece)
surface form: Macedonia
origin Jerusalem church
religion Christianity
role leading man among the brethren in Jerusalem
missionary companion of Paul
scripturalRole messenger of apostolic decisions
selectedFor delegation from Jerusalem to Antioch
servedAs envoy of the Jerusalem council
task delivering the Jerusalem council letter to Antioch
theologicalSignificance witness to the inclusion of Gentiles in the Church
timePeriod 1st century AD
traveledTo Berea
Corinth
Philippi
Salonika
surface form: Thessalonica
veneratedIn Christian tradition

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