Who Were the Galatians in the Bible? - Biblical Archaeology Society
2024年5月2日 · 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.
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 one in Christ Jesus” (NRSV).
Biblical Archaeology Review, Winter 2024
2024年11月1日 · The Winter 2024 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review is packed with insightful, thought-provoking articles sure to promote enjoyable discussion and debate during the holiday season.
Biblical Archaeology Review, Fall 2024
Features Jews of Arabia: Ancient Inscriptions Reveal Jewish Diaspora. Gary A. Rendsburg In the wake of two disastrous revolts against Rome, many Jews left Judah for neighboring lands, including the verdant oases of ancient North Arabia, where inscriptions bear silent witness to the lives of the early Jews who made Arabia their home.
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.
The Great Paul Debate - Biblical Archaeology Society
2023年11月17日 · Was the apostle Paul an early convert to Christian belief, or did he remain steadfastly committed to the Judaism of his day? In this Web Exclusive, three Pauline scholars, Ben Witherington III, Nijay Gupta, and David Christian Clausen weigh in on the debate.
Mark Wilson - Biblical Archaeology Society
Paul, Galatia, and the Letter to the Galatians. Two inscriptions found in Perga provide fresh insight regarding the Roman provincial organization of central Asia Minor in the mid-first century CE. We will first explore the boundaries of the province of Galatia when Paul first journeyed there.
Paul’s First Missionary Journey through Perga and Pisidian Antioch ...
2024年8月31日 · Acts indicates that Paul deliberately traveled to cities with Jewish populations. Perga was a major city, and the presence of a Jewish community there made it an ideal base for Paul’s first missionary journey through Anatolia.
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 …
The Search for Noah’s Flood - Biblical Archaeology Society
2024年9月7日 · The search for Noahs flood. The Flood Story in Genesis 6–9, derives most directly from earlier stories: the earlier stories are the Gilgamesh Epic and the Atrahasis Epic.