The Beginning of Paul's Ministry

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The Beginning of Paul's Ministry
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Beginning of Ministry
Prof. M. M. Ninan
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The Beginning of Paul's Ministry
The builder and the Architect of the
ChurchLiturgy of St.Jacob
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Returned to Damascus (Gal. 117)
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Returned to Damascus (Gal. 117)
Acts 919 25 baffled the Jews
living in Damascusby proving that
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Preaches in the synagogues--Acts 920-22
Paul began to preach the gospel "boldly in the
name of Jesus" (Acts 927),
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Jews plotted to kill him.
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Acts 925 2 Cor. 1133
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Jews plotted to kill him
Kanissat Bab Kisan is, in English, Chapel of St.
Paul. It is a gate at the southeastern part of
the Old City where, tradition says, Saul was
lowered in a basket to escape the Nabatean
governor.
Acts 920-31
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The reference 2 Corinthians to Aretas, the
Nabatean king, fixes the date of Sauls
conversion between 34 and 37 AD. Inside the
relatively small and simple church there are a
couple of relief sculptures illustrating the two
great moments in the life of Paul.
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Paul went to Jerusalem to meet the Apostles.(Acts
926).
Damascus
Jerusalem
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Act 926 And when he had come to Jerusalem he
attempted to join the disciples
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Barnabas persuaded the Jerusalem community to
accept Paul as a disciple. He preached boldly in
Jerusalem. Act 927-29
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Jew from the Island of Cyprus Apostle Joseph,
the Levite uncle of John Mark (Col 410)
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• Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens)
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• Eusebius of Caesarea
• says that Barnabas
• was one of the seventy Disciples

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• but Acts (4 36-37) favours the opinion that he
  was converted to Christianity shortly after
  Pentecost (about A.D. 29 or 30) and immediately
  sold his property and devoted the proceeds to the
  Church.

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Barnabas is traditionally considered the founder
of the Cypriot church and to have been martyred
at Salamis c. 61.
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The ancient Cypriot Orthodox Church is one of
the sixteen independent ('autocephalous')
Eastern Orthodox churches,
The bishop of the capital, Salamis (Constantia),
was constituted metropolitan by Emperor Zeno,
with the title of archbishop.
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This independent position by ancient custom was
recognized, against the claims of the Patriarch
of Antioch, at the Council of Ephesus (431 CE),
and by an edict of the Byzantine emperor Zeno.
Some say he founded the see of Milan.
Tertullian says that Barnabas, not Paul, wrote
the epistle to the Hebrews
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Paul preached in Jerusalem for three weeks and
had to go away.
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Galatians 118-20   Then after three years I did
go up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and stayed
with him fifteen days but I did not see any
other apostle except James the Lords brother.

• Sts. Peter and Paul from the gravestone of the
  boy Asellus ---Christus Rex

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• The Embrace of Sts. Peter and Paul in the
  Vatopedi Monastery, Mt. Athos

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Peter and Paul shared their common experience.
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James, brother of Jesus.The first bishop of
Jerusalem.
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Acts. 930 He now returned to his home in Tarsus
(Gal. 121), where, for probably about three
years, we lose sight of him.
Caesarea
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Church age inaugurated
Peter is told of the change of plan
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Cornelius of Caesarea
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Acts 101-48
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Meanwhile Paul poured into the scriptures.
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Church center moves to Antioch.
ACTS 1119-26
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Apostles send Barnabas to Antioch
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Alalah, Antakieh, Antakya,                
Antioch by Daphne, Antiochea, Antiocheia,
Antiochia, Haleb-al-Shabba,Poseidium, Seleucia,
Theopolis ANTIOCH
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The neo-convert Saul is welcomed into the
apostolic community (Acts 927). Four years
later Barnabas enlists the aid of Saul for the
task of guiding and directing the newly
established Christian community at Antioch (Acts
1119-26),
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Barnabas brought Saul into Antiochian ministry.
Act. 1125 -
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It was in Antioch, that believers were first
called Christians. Act. 1226
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Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius became Bishop of Antioch around AD 69.
He was arrested by soldiers loyal to Emperor
Trajan during a time when Christians were being
actively persecuted. After his arrest, he was
sent to Rome to be executed by means of wild
beasts. As the legend is told, Ignatius's faith
remained steadfast, as he continued to loudly
call upon Jesus' name as he was being torn to
pieces.
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Antioch sends famine relief to Jerusalem in the
hands of Barnabas and Paul.
Act 1227-30
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The Apostle PaulA.D. 5 Born in TarsusA.D. 35
Converted on the road to DamascusA.D. 35-38
Ministers in Arabia and Damascus (Gal. 117)A.D.
38 Visits Jerusalem (Gal. 118)A.D. 38-43
Ministers in Syria and Tarsus (Gal. 121)A.D.
43-46 Serves in Antioch with Barnabas
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