Apollos

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Apollos is a figure from the New Testament of the Bible . Apollos is a Greek name (Ἀπολλώς) and also the abbreviation for Apollonios .

Apollos in the New Testament

Apollos was a learned, eloquent and Tanach bible solid Jew from Alexandria . He knew and preached the Christian message in Ephesus , but was poorly informed on some details. So he only knew the baptism of John , but not the baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, which, in addition to the forgiveness of sins , also means receiving the Holy Spirit . Aquila and Priscilla heard him in the synagogue , took him in and gave him more detailed instruction ( Acts 18: 24-26  EU ).

From Ephesus he went to Achaea with a letter of recommendation from the community and successfully continued Paul's work in Corinth ( Acts 18 : 27-28  EU ). 1 Cor 1.12  EU , however, suggests that his message differed from Paul's in individual points, so that parties were formed in the Corinthian community.

Years later, the author of Titus' letter (the authorship of Paul is disputed) mentions Apollos again in Tit 3,13  EU and recommends that Titus care for him and his traveling companion Zenas .

In Paul's first letter to the Corinthians , Paul mentions that he exhorted Apollos to visit the church in Corinth. However, he was not willing at the time ( 1 Cor 16.12  EU ).

Apollos in the church tradition

According to the old church tradition, Apollos is said to have been the first bishop of the Christian community of Durrës in Illyria .

Some interpreters of the Bible, such as Martin Luther , suspected that Apollos was the author of the letter to the Hebrews . The more recent exegetical research excludes this.

Memorial days

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Art. Apollos , in: Walter Bauer , Greek-German dictionary on the writings of the New Testament and other early Christian literature, Göttingen 1971, Sp. 189, ISBN 3-11-002073-4 ; there further information on the origin of the name and further literature on the biblical figure of Apollos.
  2. ↑ Luther in: WA 10 I / 1, 143; see also: The Bible from A – Z. The current Lexicon of the Bible , ed. by Matthias Stubhann, Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen, p. 45 and also a note from Ernst Haenchen , article Apollos , in: Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart , vol. 1, Tübingen 1957, col. 476.
  3. ↑ Apollos in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
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SURNAME Apollos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Figure from the New Testament
DATE OF BIRTH 1st century BC BC or 1st century
DATE OF DEATH 1st century or 2nd century