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Deacon / Evangelist

Philip

AD 1 – AD 65

One of the seven deacons who became an evangelist. Preached the gospel in Samaria with great effect and was led by the Spirit to explain Isaiah to an Ethiopian official, whom he baptized.

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Deacon / Evangelist
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AD 1 – AD 65
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343 BC

Aristotle Tutors Alexander the Great

The philosopher Aristotle was appointed by Philip II of Macedon to tutor the young Alexander the Great, grounding the future conqueror in Greek thought. The systematic philosophy of Aristotle shaped the Hellenistic culture that spread across the lands of the Bible and that Paul would later encounter among Greek thinkers.

AD 34

Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

The evangelist Philip encounters an Ethiopian official reading Isaiah on the road to Gaza. Philip explains the Gospel, and the eunuch is baptized.

AD 1189

Third Crusade

Saladin recaptures Jerusalem in 1187, prompting Richard the Lionheart, Philip II of France, and Frederick Barbarossa to launch a crusade. Richard wins battles but fails to retake Jerusalem, negotiating pilgrim access instead.

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Roman Empire
AD 1AD 65
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One of the seven deacons who became an evangelist.

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