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'''Silas / Silvanus''' was one of Paul's Companion. | '''Silas / Silvanus''' was one of Paul's Companion. | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Silas | Silas is first mentioned in Acts 15:22 as one of the disciples selected by the church elders to return with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch following the Jerusalem Council. | ||
After Paul and Barnabas split, Silas accompanied Paul in [[Paul's Second Missionary Journey]]. He and Paul were imprisoned briefly in Philippi where an earthquake broke their chains and opened the prison door. Silas is thus sometimes depicted in Christian iconography carrying broken chains. . | |||
Silas was with Paul in [[Thessalonica]] and after Paul fled to [[Athens]], they were reunited in [[Corinth]]. | |||
==Silas (fiction)== | |||
A marginal character in the Christian tradition, Silas has recently received more attention by | A marginal character in the Christian tradition, Silas has recently received more attention by fiction authors. Starting from the 1950s, he has appeared as a character in several Paul Movies. He also was made the protagonists of two novels: [[The Silas Diary (1998 Edwards), novel]], and [[The Scribe (2007 Rivers), novel]]. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:45, 3 August 2017
Silas / Silvanus was one of Paul's Companion.
Overview
Silas is first mentioned in Acts 15:22 as one of the disciples selected by the church elders to return with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch following the Jerusalem Council.
After Paul and Barnabas split, Silas accompanied Paul in Paul's Second Missionary Journey. He and Paul were imprisoned briefly in Philippi where an earthquake broke their chains and opened the prison door. Silas is thus sometimes depicted in Christian iconography carrying broken chains. .
Silas was with Paul in Thessalonica and after Paul fled to Athens, they were reunited in Corinth.
Silas (fiction)
A marginal character in the Christian tradition, Silas has recently received more attention by fiction authors. Starting from the 1950s, he has appeared as a character in several Paul Movies. He also was made the protagonists of two novels: The Silas Diary (1998 Edwards), novel, and The Scribe (2007 Rivers), novel.
External links
Pages in category "Silas (subject)"
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.