Silas of the Book of Acts

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Silas of the Book of Acts is an early Christian leader and missionary who accompanied Paul on his journeys and played a key role in the spread of the gospel in the first-century church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian missionary
biblical figure
early Christian leader
accompaniedOnJourney Paul's second missionary journey NERFINISHED
activeInCentury 1st century
alsoKnownAs Silvanus NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent Philippian jail earthquake NERFINISHED
basedIn Antioch NERFINISHED
Corinth NERFINISHED
Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Macedonia NERFINISHED
carriedDocument Jerusalem Council letter NERFINISHED
coAuthorOf 1 Thessalonians (greeting section) NERFINISHED
2 Thessalonians (greeting section) NERFINISHED
describedAs leading man among the brothers
greetedIn 1 Thessalonians 1:1
2 Thessalonians 1:1
helpedFoundChurch church in Corinth
church in Philippi
church in Thessalonica
identifiedAs Silvanus in 1 Peter 5:12 NERFINISHED
Silvanus in Pauline letters
imprisonedIn Philippi NERFINISHED
imprisonedWith Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED
language Greek
mentionedIn Acts of the Apostles
First Epistle of Peter NERFINISHED
First Epistle to the Thessalonians NERFINISHED
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians NERFINISHED
ministeredIn Berea NERFINISHED
Corinth NERFINISHED
Philippi NERFINISHED
Thessalonica NERFINISHED
missionFocus spread of the gospel in the first-century church
participatedIn Jerusalem Council NERFINISHED
praisedAs faithful brother
praisedBy Peter the Apostle NERFINISHED
preachedTo Philippian jailer
religion Christianity
role church leader
coworker of Paul
missionary
prophet
secretary for Peter
sangHymnsWith Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED
selectedBy Jerusalem church NERFINISHED
selectedFor delegation to Antioch
servedAs amanuensis for the First Epistle of Peter
traveledWith Luke NERFINISHED
Paul the Apostle NERFINISHED
Timothy NERFINISHED

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Silvanus identifiedWith Silas of the Book of Acts