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Contending with Paul 3: Paul's Co-Workers - Biographies & Insights

#1 Best Seller Rankings:"Christian New Testament Biographies" (United States)"Christian Education" (United Kingdom)"Christian Biographies," "Bible Study Guides," & "Christian Education" (Canada)"Greet Urbanus, ourco-workerin Christ …" (Romans 16:9)"As for Titus, he is my partner andco-workerin your service …" (2nd Corinthians 8:23)"Epaphroditus – my brother andco-workerand fellow soldier …" (Philippians 2:25)"… together with Clement and the rest of myco-workers…" (Philippians 4:3)"These are the only ones of the circumcision among myco-workers…" (Colossians 4:11)"… and we sent Timothy, our brother andco-worker…" (1st Thessalonians 3:2)"To Philemon our dear friend andco-worker…" (Philemon 2)“The termsunergos(fellow worker, helper,co-worker) is used in the New Testament to describe individuals who work alongside others in the ministry of the Gospel. It emphasizes collaboration and partnership in the work of God. The word conveys a sense of unity and shared purpose among believers as they labor together for the advancement of the Kingdom of God.” -Berean Strong’s LexiconAs Paul took the Gospel into the Graeco-Roman world, who were the men and women who partnered with him? In Paul’s letters, their names are sometimes found within a verse or passage from which some biographical or historical information can be gleaned. In these places, Paul might disclose a co-worker’s role within his ongoing work, divulge the part they played in some internal controversy, or even eulogize their passing. When also found in theBook of Acts, additional clues are occasionally available that help one to further discern the “when, where, and how” of the co-worker’s involvement in Paul’s missionary endeavors.These men and women are First Century heroes of the Christian faith, often toiling in those cities where Paul’s work had begun, or where he desired to bring his teachings. Paul will sometimes be on the periphery as these stories are told, though it is he who directs the co-workers as they move from city to city, sometimes accompanying hi

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