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Document Details : Title: Who Was Bar Jesus (Acts 13,6-12)? Author(s): STRELAN, Rick Journal: Biblica Volume: 85 Issue: 1 Date: 2004 Pages: 65-81 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.85.1.3194403 Abstract : In Acts 13, Bar Jesus is confronted by Paul and cursed by him. This false prophet is generally thought to have been syncretistic and virtually pagan in his magical practices. This article argues that he was in fact very much within the synagogue and that he had been teaching the ways of the Lord. He was also a threat to the Christian community of Paphos and may even have belonged inside of it. Luke regards him as a serious threat to the faith because of his false teaching about righteousness and the ways of the Lord. |
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