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| − | '''Apollos''' was a contemporary of Paul and a preacher of the Good News of [[Jesus]]. He was an Alexandrian Jew. He had been a preacher in [[Ephesus]] knowing only of the baptism of [[John the Baptist]] until [[Priscilla]] and [[Aquilla]] corrected him and he moved to [[Corinth]] to preach the full message of Jesus there and became an important leader within the Church. Some have speculated Apollos wrote the [[book of Hebrews]], but this matter has never been resolved.<ref>Who’s Who in Christianity, Lavinia Coh-Sherbok, 1998</ref> | + | '''Apollos''' was a contemporary of Paul and a preacher of the Good News of [[Jesus]].<ref name="a"/> He was an Alexandrian Jew.<ref name="a"/> He had been a preacher in [[Ephesus]] knowing only of the baptism of [[John the Baptist]] until [[Priscilla]] and [[Aquilla]] corrected him and he moved to [[Corinth]] to preach the full message of Jesus there and became an important leader within the Church.<ref name="a"/> Some have speculated Apollos wrote the [[book of Hebrews]], but this matter has never been resolved.<ref name="a">Who’s Who in Christianity, Lavinia Coh-Sherbok, 1998</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:27, March 28, 2008
Apollos was a contemporary of Paul and a preacher of the Good News of Jesus.[1] He was an Alexandrian Jew.[1] He had been a preacher in Ephesus knowing only of the baptism of John the Baptist until Priscilla and Aquilla corrected him and he moved to Corinth to preach the full message of Jesus there and became an important leader within the Church.[1] Some have speculated Apollos wrote the book of Hebrews, but this matter has never been resolved.[1]