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- Where Was The City of Philippi?
- The Population of Philippi
- The Religion of Philippi
- Philippi: Place of Prayer
Located on the major Roman road known as the Via Egnatia, Philippi was “a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony” (Acts 16:12). Because of its strategic location, Philippi became a strategic location for trade despite the fact it was 13 km from Neapolis, the nearest seaport. As a Roman colony, Philippi was intended to be a min...
What was the population of Philippi in the middle of the first century A.D.? While any estimates must be tenuous at best, a safe estimate is 10,000–15,000. The vast majority of that population would have consisted of slaves, service providers, and peasant farmers. Most of them would have lived either at or below the subsistence level. With the land...
Religiously, Philippi was a typical first-century city in that there were a large number of gods worshiped. One particular area that deserves mention is the possible presence of the imperial cult, in which the emperor was worshiped as a god. There is no doubt that the ideology of Caesar’s claim to be Lord and Savior who brings salvation and peace t...
A final issue to discuss is the presence (or lack thereof) of Jews in Philippi. Since Luke refers to a “place of prayer” (Acts 16:13) rather than a synagogue, it appears that the Jewish population in Philippi was tiny. According to Jewish tradition (Mishnah Megilah 3b, 5a), ten Jewish men were required to form a synagogue. Thus it would seem there ...
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Mar 19, 2024 · The Philippine Bible Society (PBS) is a non-profit, non-stock, inter-confessional organization that exists to provide people with Scriptures in the language they understand, in formats they prefer, and at prices they can afford.
Jun 29, 2004 · The City of Philippi and the Origin of the Church There. The city of Philippi, as one can see from the map, is located in north eastern Greece (Macedonia). The city was already ancient by the time Paul arrived there around 49 CE (Acts 16:11-40). In fact, its beginnings go back to the fourth century BCE when it was occupied by the Thracians.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word philippic, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Sep 6, 2019 · The Philippine Bible Society (PBS) is a non-profit, non-stock, inter-confessional organization that exists to provide people with Scriptures in the language they understand, in formats they prefer, and at prices they can afford.
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Sep 6, 2019 · The Philippine Bible Society (PBS) is a non-profit, non-stock, inter-confessional organization that exists to provide people with Scriptures in the language they understand, in formats they prefer, and at prices they can afford.
