Who Were the Galatians in the Bible? - Biblical Archaeology Society
2024年5月2日 · The name of Galatia is derived from the 20,000 Gauls who settled in the region in 278 B.C.E. More than two centuries later, in 25 B.C.E., the area became a Roman province and was extended to the south. In Paul’s day, the new province included the regions of Pisidia, Phrygia, and Lycaonia. Scholars often refer to these new, southern regions as ...
Galatians 3:28—Neither Jew nor Greek, Slave nor Free, Male and …
2024年6月29日 · At the end of his famous “ I Have a Dream ” speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. alludes to the apostle Paul’s words in Galatians 3:28: “There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are ...
Paul’s First Missionary Journey through Perga and Pisidian Antioch ...
2024年8月31日 · Paul’s Perilous Passage through Pisidia ” in the November/December 2013 issue of BAR, Mark R. Fairchild explores archaeological evidence of the likely presence of Jewish communities on the way. After sailing from Cyprus to the Turkish coast, Paul and Barnabas visit the city of Perga before traveling to Pisidian Antioch and other cities on ...
Biblical Archaeology Review, Fall 2020
2020年8月1日 · Finally, step into 1 John 4 and discover what it means when it says that “God is love.” The Fall 2020 issue also includes a survey of ancient pandemics, an investigative piece on the location of Galatia (the region where the biblical letter of Galatians was addressed), and a study of manual labor in early Christian monasteries in Egypt.
Mark Wilson - Biblical Archaeology Society
Mark Wilson is the founder and director of the Asia Minor Research Center in Antalya, Turkey. He is Professor Extraordinary of New Testament at Stellenbosch University and Research Fellow in Biblical Archaeology at the University of South Africa. He is the author of numerous books and articles that use archaeology and material culture to ...
The Search for Noah’s Flood - Biblical Archaeology Society
2024年9月7日 · The biblical story of Noah’s Flood is an exemplary and immortal narrative in this respect. Even if it didn’t happen, it’s a true story. “ The Search for Noah’s Flood ” by Ronald S. Hendel originally appeared in Bible Review, June 2003. The article was first republished in Bible History Daily on March 26, 2014.
The Great Paul Debate - Biblical Archaeology Society
2023年11月17日 · Biblical scholar David Christian Clausen explored these and other questions in his recent Biblical Archaeology Review article, “ Five Myths About the Apostle Paul.”. In this Web Exclusive, two Pauline scholars, Ben Witherington III of Asbury Theological Seminary and Nijay Gupta of Northern Seminary, weigh in on the debate and provide their ...
Ankara Archives - Biblical Archaeology Society
Galatia refers to a region in north central Turkey; Ankara, the capital of modern Turkey, was once a major Galatian city (Ancyra). The name of Galatia is derived from the 20,000 Gauls who settled in the region in 278 B.C.E. More than two centuries later, in 25 B.C.E., the area became a Roman province and was extended to the south.
Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh - Biblical Archaeology Society
2024年6月12日 · Instead, Paul claims the Christians of Galatia would have “gouged out their eyes and given them to me” (Galatians 4:15). If Paul’s “thorn” was poor eyesight, it would make sense for him to contrast this particular affliction with the miraculous visions he’d been privy to …
When Did Christianity Begin to Spread? - Biblical Archaeology …
2023年11月30日 · Even as Christian populations grew, distrust and persecution by their Roman rulers forced the early church to stay out of the public eye. The situation changed in 313 A.D. when the emperor Constantine made Christianity a licit religion of the Roman Empire. With this acceptance came the construction of large public buildings, or churches, to ...