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Church of Antioch
The church of Antioch was an early church founded in the first century in Antioch, a major city of Syria. It was there that believers were first called "Christians," and it was this church that sent Barnabas and Paul on the mission to the Gentiles.
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- Ignatius of AntiochPeople
Ignatius of Antioch was bishop of the church in Antioch in the early second century. While being taken to Rome for martyrdom, he wrote seven letters. He is counted among the Apostolic Fathers.
- ManaenPeople
Manaen is an early church figure named in Acts 13:1 as one of the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch. He is described as one "which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch," that is, as Herod's foster brother or childhood companion.
- Antiochene SchoolDoctrine & Theology
The Antiochene School was an early church theological tradition centered in Antioch in Syria during the fourth and fifth centuries that emphasized the literal and historical meaning of Scripture and the true humanity of Christ.
- NicolasPeople
Nicolas was one of the seven men chosen by the church in Jerusalem in Acts 6 to oversee the distribution of relief. He was a native of Antioch who had been a proselyte to Judaism.
- AntiochBible
Antioch is the name of two cities in the New Testament: Syrian Antioch, where believers were first called "Christians" and from which Paul's missionary journeys set out, and Pisidian Antioch, where Paul preached in the synagogue.
- Theodore of MopsuestiaPeople
Theodore of Mopsuestia (c. 350–428) was an early church theologian and biblical commentator and the leading representative of the Antiochene school. He served as bishop of Mopsuestia and was condemned after his death over Christological questions.
- Acts 14Bible
In this chapter Paul and Barnabas preach in Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe and suffer persecution. They appoint elders in every church, then return to Antioch and report on their first missionary journey.
- Lucius of CyrenePeople
Lucius is a figure of the early church named in Acts 13:1 as one of the prophets and teachers of the church at Antioch. He was from Cyrene in North Africa.
- John ChrysostomPeople
John Chrysostom (c. 347–407) was a Church Father from Antioch who served as Archbishop of Constantinople. His outstanding preaching earned him the epithet "Golden Mouth."
- Simeon Called NigerPeople
Simeon called Niger is an early church figure named in Acts 13:1 as one of the "prophets and teachers" of the church at Antioch in Syria.
- Missionary Journeys of PaulBible
The missionary journeys of Paul were the travels in which Paul, setting out from the church at Antioch, preached the gospel and founded churches throughout Asia Minor, Macedonia, and Achaia. They are recorded in Acts 13–21 and are commonly divided into three journeys.
- Council of EphesusHistory
The Council of Ephesus was a church council held in 431 at Ephesus in Asia Minor. It was convened to address the relationship between the divinity and humanity of Christ and whether Mary may be called Theotokos ("God-bearer"), and it is counted as the third ecumenical council.
- Council of JerusalemBible
The Council of Jerusalem is an event recorded in Acts 15. The apostles and elders of the Jerusalem church met to consider whether Gentile believers must be circumcised and keep the law of Moses, and they reached a decision on the matter.
- Cyril of AlexandriaPeople
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376–444) was a fifth-century bishop of Alexandria and Church Father who opposed Nestorius at the Council of Ephesus in 431 and led the development of a Christology emphasizing the one person of Christ.
- AgabusPeople
Agabus was a prophet of the early church who appears twice in the Book of Acts. At Antioch he foretold a great famine, and at Caesarea he prophesied through a symbolic action that Paul would be bound in Jerusalem.
- Acts 11Bible
In this chapter Peter explains to the church in Jerusalem what happened at the house of Cornelius, and the church accepts that salvation has come to the Gentiles. A church is also established in Antioch, where the disciples are first called "Christians."
- Judas BarsabbasPeople
Judas Barsabbas was a leader and prophet of the early Jerusalem church who appears in Acts 15. Together with Silas, he delivered to the church at Antioch the letter containing the decision of the Jerusalem Council.
- Judas BarsabasPeople
Judas Barsabas was a leader and prophet of the Jerusalem church mentioned in Acts 15. Together with Silas, he carried the letter containing the decision of the Jerusalem Council to the church at Antioch.
- Judas Called BarsabasPeople
Judas called Barsabas was a leader of the Jerusalem church who, after the Council of Jerusalem, traveled with Silas to deliver the letter containing the council's decision to the church at Antioch. He appears in Acts 15.