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The rapid extension of the Christian faith in Macedonia at this time may be judged from the phrases used by Paul in his 1st Epistle to the Thessalonians, the earliest of his extant letters, written during this visit to Corinth.
Macedonia, located in the northern part of Greece, is found twenty-eight times in the King James New Testament. It became a Roman province in 147 B.C. One year later, the region known as Epirus was incorporated in Macedonia and stayed within the provincial boundaries well past the first century A.D.
Map: Paul's Macedonian Ministry (Acts 16:6-17:15, 49-50 AD) (larger map) Overnight, Paul and Silas have been beaten bloody, have seen a miraculous release via earthquake and judicial reversal, have baptized an entire family into the faith, and have been escorted to the edge of Philippi.
1 Μαΐ 2020 · Though the region of Macedonia in northern Greece was located nearly a thousand miles from Jerusalem, it had an indirect impact on the events of the New Testament and the ministry of the apostle Paul.
Maps of Pauls missionary journeys. MAPS 12-32 - THE STORY OF THE EARLY CHURCH. including the New Testament Letters: The Letters are not in their normal New Testament Order, but in the date order generally agreed by most scholars. Paul's Letters are integrated into the story of the Acts of the Apostles at the points in his journeys when they ...
3. Paul's Third Visit: The 3rd visit of Paul to Macedonia took place some 3 months later and was occasioned by a plot against his life laid by the Jews of Corinth, which led him to alter his plan of sailing from Cenchrea, the eastern seaport of Corinth, to Syria (2 Cor 1:16; Acts 20:3).
Numerous references are made to the cities of Macedonia in Acts and the Pauline epistles. Flourishing churches were established by Paul in the important cities of Philippi, Thessalonica and Beroea (Acts 16:8-17:15). When Paul departed from the region, Silas and Timothy continued the work (17:14, 15; 18:5). Gaius and Aristarchus, who were ...
