The Hellenistic Age: A Comparative Analysis

With my understanding, during the time of the development of the early church, from the ascension of Christ and the opening of his ministry there, there was an action of “Unity and Diversity” according to our text. There was a conflict with two groups of Jews, which were called “Hebrews”; and those who retained the customs and language of their ancestors, which was the covenant keeper of the law of Moses. And the second group of people who were more open to Hellenistic (Greek) influences. The first group is called “Hebrews,” and the second group is the “Hellenists” (Gonzalez, J. L., 2010, digital). Now, the “the Hellenists” “during the “Hellenistic Age,” Greek culture was dominant throughout the Mediterranean, thus the name Hellenistic, which is derived from the Greek “Hellas” which means Greece …show more content…
The world diversity of religion has caused division, strife, and contention, which differ from the reality of unity; evidently, this is the same issue that we have today.

About Paul and Barnabas parting their ways is because they had different instruction by the Holy Spirit. Barnabas, which was full of the Holy Spirit (Acts 11:24), he persuaded the Jerusalem disciples to receive Paul (9:27). He was sent to receive the Gentiles at Antioch (11:19-24). He guided Paul from Tarsus to Antioch (11:25, 26). He came with Paul on his first missionary journey and accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey. It was the Holy Spirit that told Barnabas and Saul (Paul) to separate for a good cause, “Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them,” and from thence they started on what is called Paul’s first missionary journey “Acts 13:2-4