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One
of the leaders of the Church of Jerusalem, Silas was sent with Paul and
Barnabas to Antioch to communicate the decisions of the Council of Jerusalem
to the Gentile community in Syria. When Paul and Barnabas quarreled over
Paul Mark, Silas was chosen by Paul to accompany him on his second
missionary journey to Syria, Cilicia, and Macedonia. Silas was beaten and
imprisoned with Paul at Philippi, was involved with Paul in the riot of Jews
at Thessalonica that drove Paul and Silas from the city to Beroea, remained
at Beroea with Timothy when Paul left, but rejoined him at Corinth. The
Silvanus mentioned with Timothy by Paul and who helped him preach at Corinth
is believed to be the same as Silas, since Silvanus is a Greek variant of
the Semitic Silas. Silvanus is also mentioned as the man through whom Peter
communicated and is considered by some scholars to be the author of that
epistle. Tradition says he was the first bishop of Corinth and that he died
in Macedonia. His feast day is July 13th.