Tag: roman
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A First Letter to the Corinthians Intro
in the year of our Lord ano Domini 55 [A.D. 55] & in the context of the culture of Corinth Intro PREVIOUSLY in this Talk of Jesus series from CHURCH LETTERS – IS HE WRITING TO ME? we have glanced at a few of Paul’s LETTERS (Epistles) to the Church written during his just completed…
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Roman Oversight of Jerusalem’s god
There’s been some trouble in town. Now controversary and crowds are nothing out of the ordinary here (or in Roman oversight of Jerusalem), but I have been trying to determine how best to present an equitable view of recent events. Oh, I might mention that today’s look back at history incites reaction in some no…
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Approaching Athena the ruling goddess of Athens
The Lord’s apostle to the gentiles — Paul, or Saul of Tarsus, a Roman citizen of CILICIA — has hurriedly fled Thessaloniki and Berea MACEDONIA sailing south along the Aegean coast of ACHIA to Athens. Sailing from Macedonia to Athens Although fleeing the Jews we must think of Paulos as a ROMAN citizen on some…
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The Keeper of the Philippian Prison
What is your experience as the keeper of something important? Have you ever been the one of importance kept safe in some place? (Were YOU ever the prisoner OR a jailer guard charged as the keeper a prisoner for justice?) Prison and Prisoners IF the only light you ever see seeped filtered though a hole…
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A cultural clash at the Agora in Roman Philippi
a Roman Government of Greek Culture The Roman-built forum in Philippi with its bustling traditional Greek agora resembled the forum in Rome (cover-photo remains of the Roman forum pillars shows some of the grandeur of these most-public areas of the Empires greatest cities. Similar-sized pillars in the foreground of the Philippi Forum and agora (to…
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Lydia a Worshipper Down By The River
Lydia, a worshiper of God A brief outline of the opening of Europe to the Gospel of Jesus Christ beginning with the baptism of Lydia, a Jewish woman near a city with with few Jews. I’ll take you back to Philippi, Macedonia (geographically part of Greece) in the 1st c. superpower Empire of Rome and…