Difference between revisions of "Antioch In Pisidia"

<p> [[Pisidia]] was the traditional name of a highland district in Asia Minor. When the Romans took control of Asia Minor, they replaced the many local districts with a smaller number of Roman provinces. Pisidia now fell within the Roman province of Galatia. [[Antioch]] lay within Galatia, on the border area between the two smaller districts of Pisidia and [[Phrygia]] (&nbsp;Acts 13:14; &nbsp;Acts 16:6; for map see [[Galatia]] ). It is usually referred to as Pisidian Antioch to distinguish it from [[Syrian]] Antioch. </p> <p> When Paul and [[Barnabas]] first came to Antioch, they preached in the [[Jewish]] synagogue on the [[Sabbath]] and there was a good response, both from [[Jews]] and from [[Gentiles]] (&nbsp;Acts 13:14; &nbsp;Acts 13:42-43). The next Sabbath almost the whole [[Gentile]] population of Antioch came to the synagogue to hear the missionaries preach. The Jewish leaders became jealous and angry, and drove Paul and Barnabas from the city (&nbsp;Acts 13:44-50; &nbsp;2 Timothy 3:11). The two missionaries, not lacking in courage, returned to the city soon after (&nbsp;Acts 14:21). </p> <p> Antioch was one of the churches of Galatia that Paul addressed in his Letter to the Galatians (&nbsp;Galatians 1:2; see [[Galatians, Letter To The]] ) Paul visited the churches of Galatia again on his second and third missionary journeys (&nbsp;Acts 16:6; &nbsp;Acts 18:23). </p>