Philip's daughters in the book of acts

Polycrates, a secondcentury bishop of ephesus, says that philip, one of the twelve, was buried at hierapolis along with two aged virgin daughters of his, and that a third daughter, a prophetess, was buried at ephesus. Furthermore, eusebius regarded philips daughters and their ministry as the benchmark for prophetic ministry in the early church. If it were fitting for women to give instruction to men in the things of god wouldnt any of these women have fit the bill. Four prophesying daughters of philip the evangelist my lord katie. The churches generally were bound by no ecclesiastical ties or. Whether philip, bearing a greek name, was a hellenist, is not known, but his missionary work reveals to us one free from the religious prejudices of the strict hebrew. In passing, luke mentions that philip had four unmarried daughters who had. Acts records the apostles being christs witnesses in jerusalem, judea, samaria, and the surrounding world. We are told that philip had four daughters who prophesied. Another important insight may well be assumed from the fact that our text is one of the several we sections of the book of acts, which indicates luke himself was present. While it is true that the bible doesnt give us the names of the four daughters, several nonbiblical sources do. It is not unlikely, then, that luke may have picked the brains of philip and his four daughters for some of the material for his historical writings. When paul accompanied by luke was going up to jerusalem for the last time, he paused at caesarea and spent several days with philip.

Nov 24, 20 elsewhere in the book of acts, luke provides names of many of the women he mentions. The historical reliability of the acts of the apostles, the principal historical source for the apostolic age, is of interest for biblical scholars and historians of early christianity as part of the debate over the historicity of the bible. Mar 01, 2012 philip the evangelist had 4 preaching daughters act 21. Philip had four unmarried daughters living at home who had the gift of prophecy. Jan 02, 2020 philip had a heart for evangelism, and, when the great persecution arose in acts 8. Study basics about bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take webbased selftests. He was the first gentile in the book of acts to believe in christ.

May 30, 2012 now to philips daughterswe are told in the narrative that paul and luke visit philip at his house. And the next day we that were of pauls company departed, and came unto caesarea. It seems, however, that philips daughters were well known to the whole church simply as philips daughters. Acts of the aposltes, maps, people, places, definitions. Luke describes these young women simply as four virgin daughters who prophesied acts 21. While lacking the historical basis of philips daughters, i found the extrabiblical story of their gifts moving. The next time we find philip he is living in a house in caesarea with four daughters. He portrays the spirit as the activity and presence of god but also as an impersonal force or power luke 5. Daughters of philip all the women of the bible bible gateway. Saint philip the evangelist christian saint britannica.

Great lessons from philip the evangelist back to bible. Now this man had four virgin daughters who were prophetesses. The emphasis of the book is the fulfillment of the great commission. He was one of the seven chosen to care for the poor of the christian community in jerusalem. He preached and reportedly performed miracles in samaria, and met and baptised an ethiopian man, a eunuch, on the road from jerusalem to gaza, traditionally marking the start. Numbere, born out of the concern for single girls in the ministry.

Philip the evangelist has four daughter who prophesy 8 agabus prophesies what will happen to paul in jerusalem 11 paul beaten by a mob and arrested by soldiers. Philip the evangelist had 4 preaching daughters act 21. The acts of philip is said to date back to the fourth or fifth century. Women in pentecostalcharismatic leadership princeton theological monograph. A casual reading of the above verses may not attract much attention or reveal. If philips daughters might be prophetesses, why not teachers.

In chapter six of the book of acts we learn that he was a faithful man willing to serve the church as one of her deacons acts 6. We dont learn much about philip from the synoptic gospels or book of actsin fact. The acts of the apostles, fifth book of the new testament, a valuable history of. Before he ascended he gave his instructions, through the holy spirit, to the special messengers of his. This volume brings together twelve scholars from a variety of scholarly fields including biblical studies, history, theology, sociology, anthropology, and.

This is our understanding the scriptures segment, we are in the book of acts chapter 21, and were picking up with verse 8. He preached and reportedly performed miracles in samaria, and met and baptised an ethiopian man, a eunuch, on the road from jerusalem to gaza, traditionally marking the start of the. What we do know is that the age of the spirit truly had come. It is an umbrella under which single girls in the ministry are groomed to be god fearing and stable in all spheres of life. He preached and reportedly performed miracles in samaria, and met and baptised an ethiopian man, a eunuch, on the road from jerusalem to gaza, traditionally marking the start of the ethiopian church acts 8. However, the confusion between the two philips is quite certain in the menaeum or calendar of the greek church, where we read, on the 4th of september is the commemoration of saint hermione, one of the four daughters of the apostle philip, who baptized the eunuch of candace. The bible can sometimes be confusing, especially for kids and new believers. About the time when the emperor trajan received the government of the romans, after simon the son of clopas, who was bishop of jerusalem, had suffered martyrdom in the eighth year of his reign, being the second bishop of the church there after james who bore the name of brother of the. Philip the evangelist was one of the seven disciples set apart as a distinct body for the exercise of a particular ministry in. Maps, acts, apostles, philip, samaritans, ethiopian, eunuch. Philip s prophetess daughters a reflective examination of acts 21.

Later, philip lived in caesarea maritima with his four daughters who foretold, where he was visited by paul the apostle acts 21. Sister holman is also accused of engaging in faulty hermeneutics when explaining a circumstance in one biblical book, such as the prophesying of philip s four daughters in acts, from an understanding of prophecy as a public act in paul s first letter to the corinthians. What does eusebius record about the ministry of philips. What does eusebius record about the ministry of philip s daughters. Luke, who allegedly wrote a gospel and the acts of the apostles, has more to say about the spirit than any other biblical writer does. So that would be pretty strange if that was philip the apostle. The meaning of miracles in the book of acts is best understood by defining the words used to describe these miracles. Of philips daughters, only hermione has been featured in her own separate hagiography, that is, the life story of a saint. Now, paul is in a home that has four prophetesses in it. Philip had a heart for evangelism, and, when the great persecution arose in acts 8. Historical reliability of the acts of the apostles wikipedia. The text simply says that philip had four virgin daughters who prophesied. This seemed to happen more often in phyrgia modern day turkey, where philip and at least two of his daughters settled.

However, it is possible to identify four cycles within the material. Rainer green valley baptist church birmingham, al 35226 wth the exception of m. It might surprise some to learn that the talmud, which, next to the ot writings themselves, is the central text of rabbinic judaism, and which dates back to the early centuries a. Philip s daughters estrelda alexander is 20% off every day at. Before he ascended he gave his instructions, through the holy spirit, to the special messengers of his choice. Philip the evangelist smiths bible dictionary online. Philip was an evangelist, so it is no wonder his daughters were exposed to the miracles and the power of the holy spirit. Philips prophetess daughters a reflective examination of acts 21. Jun 22, 2011 philip s prophesying daughters undoubtedly carried on their father s legacy of crossing cultural borders. To complete the history of paul, the history of the lords churches, or the history of the book of acts, we dont need to know that philip had four daughters who were virgin prophetesses. Paul, his letters, and acts library of pauline studies thomas e. The acts of philip is one of several texts comprising the new testament apocrypha and has been referred to by scholars studying christian origins and those considering the implications of the jesus tomb. Philips daughters fellowship pdf is a brain child of the president of wfi, pst.

A later greek menaon, an annual calendar equivalent to a catholic missal, which preserves the memory of martyrs and saints, claims that two of the daughters were called hermione and eutychis. This may be the source of some of the information luke used in writing the early chapters of acts. After the church in samaria was started, philip was used by the holy spirit to bring the gospel to an ethiopian eunuch, a member of the court of candace, the ethiopian queen. It seems unlikely that two philips would both have unmarried daughters of whom at least one was known as a prophetess. Apparently he settled there, since about twenty years later paul on his last journey to jerusalem was a guest in philips home in this city acts 21. Philips four preaching daughters women ministers in the. It became established and as it went forward in reverence for the lord and in the strengthening presence of the. Verse 9,and the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did. It is possible that after philips death, john wrote his second epistle to one of philips surviving daughters still ministering at hierapolis the elect lady or lady electa and conveyed greetings from her sisters church at ephesus. Eusebius regarded philips daughters and their ministry as the. Youll get this book and many others when you join bible gateway plus. This is mentioned, it would seem, merely as a high distinction divinely conferred on so devoted a servant of the lord jesus, and probably indicates the high tone of religion in his family. This reading plan explains 7 biblical concepts brought up in the book of acts to help you understand the book more completely.

Heres what we know about the apostle philip from biblical accounts found in the gospels. Philip fled to samaria, where he preached the gospel to the samaritans, a group. Philip, the evangelist international standard bible. A part of the text is extant in two versions, a shorter and a longer one. No such suspicion of unorthodoxy as rightly or wrongly attaches to four out of the five acts, affects the acts of philip. Are philips daughters an argument for female preachers. He is one of the deacons appointed to superintend the daily distribution of food and alms, and so to remove all suspicion of partiality. Paul visits philip the evangelist 8 leaving the next day, we reached caesarea, and we went to stay at the home of philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven. Perhaps these prophesying maidens and their father gave luke source material for his. Mackenzie phillips, the 49yearold former child star of one day at a time and child of a famous rock and roll family reveals in her new book, high on arrival, that she was drugged and raped.

Nicephorus associate the daughters of philip with apostolic gifts, teaching, and foundational ministry. Acts 21 paul warned not to go to jerusalem by the holy spirit 4. If you enjoyed learning more about philips daughters, you might enjoy reading my retelling of the secret of jobs daughter. The bible states that philip had four virgin daughters who prophesied acts 21. And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy acts 21. Greens evangelism in the early church,l the subjects of evangelism and church growth in the book of acts have been unaccountably neglected in recent years.

The acts of philip the acts of philip is an extensive collection of loosely connected episodes1. Philips four preaching daughters philip the evangelist had 4 preaching daughters act 21. Alsohe did not give god the glory when referred to as a god by the people of tyre and sidon and was thus struck by an angel and eaten by worms acts 12. Who are the daughters of philip in the bible answers. In acts 18, priscilla took the lead with her husband. The interesting thing about philip, one of jesus 12 disciples, is that he was personally reached by jesus himself.

If so, we have in ii john evidence that these daughters of philip established and led christian communities. However, the confusion between the two philips is quite certain in the menaeum or calendar of the greek church, where we read, on the 4th of september is the commemoration of saint hermione, one of the four daughters of the apostle philip. The early journeys of the apostle peter as recorded in the acts of the apostles. By the end of account in acts he was living in caesarea philippi where he had four daughters. On the next day we left and came to caesarea, and entering the house of philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him. Philips preaching daughters virginia king ministries.

During the persecution following the death of stephen, the greekspeaking believers sought. Many stories of the early saints can be quite fanciful, but hermiones biography is presented in a very downtoearth fashion with a number of specific details that lends confidence in its reliability as reflecting a. A list of sermons in the book of acts leadership resources. The twelve apostles opted out of this position, and then a man named philip was chosen to be one of the seven acts 6. If philip s daughters might be prophetesses, why not. As we were staying there for some days, a prophet named agabus came down from judea.

In turn, for luke, jesus was a man primarily of the spirit. In the book of acts he is known as the one who put peter in prison acts 12. As such, i would suggest that the names of philips daughters be given as hermione, eukhidia, irias, and chariline. The book of acts sheds light on the gift of the holy spirit, who empowers, guides, teaches, and serves as our counselor. Exploring acts john phillips commentary series the john. Four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy probably these were no more than teachers in the church. Acts and historical narrative, at luther seminary s bible tutor. We know nothing more about them, nor do we know whether remaining unmarried was important to the exercise of their prophetic gift.

Like the prophets judas and silas, mentioned in the book of acts, together with philips four daughters, they had much to say that encouraged and strengthened the believers in the early church, acts 15. Of the journeyings of philip the apostle, from the fifteenth acts until the end, and among them the martyrdom. Paul, his letters, and acts library of pauline studies. We read numerous details of pauls life and relationships in the book of acts and we also find an additional set of details about pauls activities in his letters. The book of acts in the christian bible says that philip the evangelist had four unmarried daughters who possessed the gift. Contextual overview 8 in the morning we went on to caesarea and stayed with philip the evangelist, one of the seven. These women may have chosen to remain unmarried in order to be devoted to the lord and ministry cf.

Philip the evangelist acts 8 the conversion of saul acts 9 cornelius the centurion acts 10. Philips daughters by rebecca rushmore and the next day we that were of pauls company departed, and came unto caesarea. It describes the coming of the holy spirit at pentecost in acts 2, the spread of the gospel outside of jerusalem in acts 8 and to the gentiles in acts 10, how the church made decisions in regards to doctrine acts 15, and more. Luke the evangelist includes the stories of many women in his gospel and in the book of acts. The book of acts gives a unique glimpse into the life and practice of the early church. Paul visits philip the evangelist 8leaving the next day, we reached caesarea, and. It had already been said that with the outpouring of the spirit, your sons and your daughters shall prophesy 2. Exploring acts john phillips commentary series the john phillips commentary series john phillips on. Add to that the legendary accounts from the acts of philip and letter from. They were daughters of philip the evangelist, one of the seven greekspeaking jewish men, including stephen who were appointed deacons to the greekspeaking jewish widows in the jerusalem church. Women in pentecostalcharismatic leadership princeton theological monograph alexander, estrelda, yong, amos on. Elsewhere in the book of acts, luke provides names of many of the women he. Acts 1 phillips introduction my dear theophilus, in. The daughters of philip were 4 women briefly mentioned in the bible.