Stephen : Of course, the date of the crucifixion determines the year in which the first Pentecost took place. The best candidates are either AD 30 or AD 33. Acts 2:10 refers to the conversion of Jews of the Diaspora to Christianity at that first Pentecost. Acts 2:10 "Egypt and parts of Libya round Cyrene". Consequently, Jewish-Christians in Egypt are absolutely certain dating to AD 30 or AD 33. Unless, of course, you dismiss this passage as spurious.
John N. Lupia III New Jersey, USA; Beirut, Lebanon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roman-Catholic-News/ God Bless Everyone --- On Mon, 9/22/08, Stephen M. Bay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Stephen M. Bay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [PAPY] > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, September 22, 2008, 1:14 PM > It boils down to a question of probability. There may have > been > Christians in Egypt twenty years after the crucifixion, but > relative > to the larger population, precious few. The best estimates > put the > Christian population of Egypt in 100 CE at around one > one-hundredth > of a percent of the total population. If the surviving > material > remains are even remotely proportional to the population > distribution, the chances of any Christian artifacts from > 100 CE > being unearthed in Egypt are slim; from 50 CE, much, much > slimmer. > > Best regards, > -Stephen > > > > Stephen M. Bay > Assistant Professor, Classics > Brigham Young University > (801) 422-1696 > > > On Sep 20, 2008, at 7:30 PM, John Lupia wrote: > > > Mr. Kilmon > > > > The evidence you seek is now 1.5 billion population of > Roman > > Catholics globally, whose scriptures you read called > the New > > Testament with Luke written in AD 37, addressed to > Theophilus, the > > High Priest in Jerusalem 37-41. > > > > > > John N. Lupia III > > New Jersey, USA; Beirut, Lebanon > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Roman-Catholic-News/ > > God Bless Everyone > > > > > >
