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  • From: "amanda killgore" <afkillgore AT academicplanet.com>
  • To: "Corpus-Paul" <corpus-paul AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Corpus-Paul] Why did Paul choose the Aegean?
  • Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 15:40:13 -0600

Led by the Holy Ghost?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Fellows" <rfellows AT shaw.ca>
To: "Corpus-Paul" <corpus-paul AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 11:34 PM
Subject: [Corpus-Paul] Why did Paul choose the Aegean?


> Why did Paul go as far west as the Aegean, rather than preach closer home?
>
> In Acts Paul did not attempt to found a single church after his visit to
> Jerusalem (Acts 15) until he arrived in Philippi.
>
> This is supported by chronological considerations. Paul's Jerusalem visit
> (Gal 2) was apparently at least 14 years after his conversion (49-50,
say),
> and he was in Corinth at the time of Gallio (52, say). There is a lot to
> squeeze into the intervening period, so it is unlikely that he spend much
> time evangelizing in Asia minor at that time.
>
> My question is this: Why did Paul not linger in Asia minor? Was it because
> those places were already being evangelised by other missionaries? Were
the
> 'false brothers' (Gal 2:4) at work throughout the region? What other
> speculations are possible?
>
> Thanks,
> Richard Fellows.
>
>
>
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