13, 14. (a) Ena anua alu nu a kuī lo esuā nu akiiloo kikiiya Kɔniliɔs le pya dɔɔ̄na nɛɛ alu pya Dɔɔ̄na Buɛ̄ bu zua 36 C.E. a? (b) Ena anua ii le ebiaɛ pya nɛɛ dɛɛa nyɔɔ kɛ̄ i wa muɛ doo sɔ̄ i si uwe zue ue a?

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“Ba Bee Ubepiī, E Ba Nɛ Ka Bari” (Doonu 11:1-18)

15, 16. Ena anua nu Pita bee doo naa bee nia pio Pya Nɛɛ Kraist alu Juu a, e bu mɛ sīdee na a bee baatɛ̄ nu anua a bee doo dogo doo wo a?

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17, 18. (a) Pya ue Pita bee kɔ bee doo kɔ Pya Nɛɛ Kraist alu Juu a biaɛfii lo edoo wa? (b) Ena anua a dap lu nu finiabah lo enyimɛ gbaaloo bu bɔŋanaloo a, e pya amunu ebip na i bip aba ii a?

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“Gbɛnɛ Buā Pya A Yira Bee Kiiya” (Doonu 11:19-26a)

19. Ba mɛɛ na Pya Nɛɛ Kraist alu Juu a bee le Antiɔk bee bɔātɛ̄ ezue ue nɛ a, e ena a bee sira aabu a?

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ANTIOCH OF SYRIA

Antioch of Syria was located on the river Orontes, about 18 miles (30 km) upstream from the Mediterranean seaport of Seleucia and some 350 miles (550 km) north of Jerusalem. (Acts 13:4) Seleucus I Nicator, first ruler of the Seleucid Empire, founded Antioch in 300 B.C.E. As the capital of that empire, Antioch soon acquired great importance. In 64 B.C.E., Roman General Pompey made Syria a Roman province, with Antioch as its capital. By the first century C.E., the metropolis ranked third in size and wealth among the cities of the Roman Empire, after Rome and Alexandria.

Antioch was a commercial as well as a political center. The wares of all of Syria passed through it before being exported to the rest of the Mediterranean basin. “Since it was near the frontier between the settled Graeco-Roman area and the eastern states,” says one scholar, “it was even more cosmopolitan than most Hellenistic cities.” There was a large Jewish community in Antioch, and according to Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, they “made proselytes of a great many of the Greeks” who lived there.

20, 21. Bu amunu sīdee na Banabas bee tɔgɛ kumalookɛ̄ a, e bu mɛ sīdee na ili dapnage tɔgɛ dua kumalookɛ̄ ama sɔ̄ i gaa si i tam zue ue gbɔ̄mɛɛ a?

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Yere “Nu Ma Pya Wuga” (Doonu 11:26b-30)

22, 23. Pya wuga a le Antiɔk bee tɔgɛ kɔ ba wereeloo pya wuga bu bɔŋanaloo doodoo wa, e bu mɛ sīdee na pya nɛɛ Bari anii’ee doonage dogo doo wo a?

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24. Bu mɛ sīdee na i tɔgɛ kɔ i dāebeeloo nu mɔmanudɛɛ̄ Pita bee muɛ kura a?

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CORNELIUS AND THE ROMAN ARMY

Administrative and military headquarters for the Roman province of Judea were located in Caesarea. The troops under the governor’s command consisted of 500 to 1,000 cavalry and five cohorts, or groups, of infantry. A cohort in full strength consisted of about 600 soldiers. These troops were usually recruited from among Roman subjects rather than citizens. Most served in Caesarea, but small garrisons were scattered throughout Judea. One cohort was permanently based in the Tower of Antonia in Jerusalem in order to police the Temple Mount and the city. The Roman presence in that city would be reinforced during Jewish festivals to deal with possible disturbances.

A centurion was in command of about 100 soldiers. The Greek text of Acts 10:1 says that Cornelius was a centurion of the so-called Italian unit, probably based in Caesarea. This unit may have been the Second Italian Cohort of Roman Citizen Volunteers. a Centurions had considerable social and military status, as well as wealth. Their pay was perhaps 16 times that of regular soldiers.

a In Latin, Cohors II Italica voluntariorum civium Romanorum. Its presence in Syria in 69 C.E. is confirmed.

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