NT Characters: Priscilla & Aquila

<p>For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ <a href="https://www.douglasjacoby.com/ntc-podcast-52-priscilla-aquila/">website</a>.</p><p><strong>Introductions</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Aquila</strong><ul><li>Aquila means "eagle."</li><li>There are 7 well-known Aquilas in ancient times, including our Aquila.</li><li>He is always mentioned with his wife.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Priscilla</strong><ul><li>Her name means "venerable."</li><li>There are 2 well-known Priscillas—one martyred in the 2nd C, and our Priscilla.</li><li>She is <i>Priscilla</i> in Acts 18:2, 18, 26. She is <i>Prisca</i> in Rom 16:3; 1 Cor 16:19; 2 Tim 4:19. Priscilla is the diminutive form of Prisca.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Corinth</strong></p><ul><li>Acts 18:1-3<ul><li>Expelled from Rome by emperor Claudius.<ul><li>Christianity as a sect of Judaism.</li><li>Being God’s people doesn’t necessarily shield us from injustice.</li></ul></li><li>Aquila was Jewish. Presumably Priscilla was, too, although that is not made totally clear.</li><li>Leatherwork: a versatile and wise way to serve in ministry—in the same profession as Paul.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Syria</strong></p><ul><li>Acts 18:18<ul><li>Travel time with Paul</li><li>Probably headed to Syrian Antioch</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Ephesus</strong></p><ul><li>Acts 18:24-26<ul><li>Apollos was on the right track, but apparently off-base on baptism.</li><li>John’s baptism did not confer the Spirit. Yet it could be argued that Apollos gave strong evidence of the Spirit in his life.</li><li>The dozen Ephesian disciples in the following chapter seem to have been significantly more in need of correction than Apollos. Paul baptized them. Apollos may have been baptised, esp. if Luke has arranged these two passages to be perfectly parallel. But he may also have placed the two accounts together because they were opposites: the Ephesians needed to be baptized, but not Apollos.</li></ul></li><li>Priscilla and Aquila taught Apollos<ul><li>Apollos was a powerful figure; learning