01-04-2013, 08:57 PM
Aphrodisias is correct!
The term I had in mind was gentile “God fearers” - the θεοσεβῖς (θεοσεβής) in the inscription. The book of Acts refers to Gentiles fearing God using φοβούμενος τὀν θεόν (Acts 10:2, 22, 35 and 13:16, 26); σεβούμενοι τὀν θεόν (Acts 16:14 and 18:7), σεβούμενοι (Acts 13:50; 17:17), σεβούμενοι προσήλυτοι (Acts 13:43, so yes, they could include proselytes), and σεβούμενοι Ἓλληνες (Acts 17:4). The inscription is important because it attests to the gentile θεοσεβής in the context of a Jewish synagogue. In the book of Acts, Paul often encounters Gentiles in synagogues, who could have belonged to such a group. BTW, centurion Cornelius and his household from the story of the birth of the first Gentile Christian church is also referred to as fearing God, φοβούμενος τὀν θεόν.
Very well done, Christian, over to you.
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The term I had in mind was gentile “God fearers” - the θεοσεβῖς (θεοσεβής) in the inscription. The book of Acts refers to Gentiles fearing God using φοβούμενος τὀν θεόν (Acts 10:2, 22, 35 and 13:16, 26); σεβούμενοι τὀν θεόν (Acts 16:14 and 18:7), σεβούμενοι (Acts 13:50; 17:17), σεβούμενοι προσήλυτοι (Acts 13:43, so yes, they could include proselytes), and σεβούμενοι Ἓλληνες (Acts 17:4). The inscription is important because it attests to the gentile θεοσεβής in the context of a Jewish synagogue. In the book of Acts, Paul often encounters Gentiles in synagogues, who could have belonged to such a group. BTW, centurion Cornelius and his household from the story of the birth of the first Gentile Christian church is also referred to as fearing God, φοβούμενος τὀν θεόν.
Very well done, Christian, over to you.
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M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER
(Alexander Kyrychenko)
LEG XI CPF
quando omni flunkus, mortati
(Alexander Kyrychenko)
LEG XI CPF
quando omni flunkus, mortati