Category:Silas (subject)

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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 (cinema)

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.

Year Silas Cinema / Television Country Notes
1954 Philip Locke Earthquake in Macedonia (1954 Milroy), film TV UK
1960 David Ritch Paul of Tarsus (1960 Harington), series TV UK
1969 Daniele Dublino Atti degli Apostoli (Acts of the Apostles / 1960 Rossellini), series TV Italy
1981 John Rhys-Davies Peter and Paul (1981 Day), film TV USA
1994 Chris Truter The Visual Bible: Acts (1994 Bergh), film USA
1994 Nicholas Walker The Emissary (1997 Marcarelli), film USA

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Pages in category "Silas (subject)"

The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.