Week 76 - March 12, 2016 Steve's Bible Study
Barnabas & Silas (Part 1)
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[Acts 4:32-37; 9:26-27; 11:22-30; 12:24-25; 13:1-7,42-52; 14:8-26; 15:1-5,22;
1 Corinthians 9:1-7; Galatians 2:1-2,7-9,11-21; Colossians 4:10]

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Barnabas & Silas (Part 1)

Barnabas
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(Greek: "son of encouragement/exortation/rest")
"Bar" - (Aramaic - "son" / Hebrew: "ben" - "son")
"Nëbiy" (Aramaic - "prophet" / Hebrew: "nabiy" - "prophet, spokesman, speaker")
Ex: Bar Mitsvah, Bartholomew, Barabbas, Barsabbas, Barjona, Bar-Jesus
Apostle

(Greek: "apostolos" - "messenger, one sent forth with orders")

ACTS (30-20AD to 60-62AD)
Peter (Ch. 1-15) = 55
Paul/Saul (Ch. 16-28) = 155
Barnabas = 24
Silas = 13
John=9 / James=2 / Timothy=6
James, the Just=3 / Mark=4 / Stephen=7

1) accompanied "The 12"
2) when Jesus went in & out among them
3) during the baptism of John
4) witnessed the Resurrection with them