Silas (other)
Silas (; Greek: ; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community. Silas or SILAS may also refer to: * Silas (name), a given and last name * Silas, Alabama, a town in the United States * Society for Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS) * Silas (TV series), ''Silas'' (TV series) * Silas (Portuguese footballer) (born 1976) * Silas (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian footballer * Silas (footballer, born 1996), Brazilian footballer * Silas, a pen name of American cartoonist Winsor McCay See also

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Silas
Silas or Silvanus (; Greek: Σίλας/Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey. Name and etymologies ''Silas'' is traditionally assumed to be the same as the ''Silvanus'' mentioned in four epistles. Some translations, including the New International Version, call him "Silas" in the epistles. Paul, Silas, and Timothy are listed as co-authors of the two New Testament letters to the Thessalonians, though the authorship is disputed. The ''Second Epistle to the Corinthians'' mentions Silas as having preached with Paul and Timothy to the church in Corinth (), and the First Epistle of Peter describes Silas as a "faithful brother" (). There is some disagreement over the original or "proper" form of his name: "Silas", "Silvanus", "Seila", and "Saul" seem to be treated at the time as equivalent versions of the same name in different lang ...
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