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The name ''Silas'' is a [[Greek language|Greek]] nickname for the [[Latin]] ''Silvanus''. Although a Roman in the Bible, the name "Silas" may be derived from pre-Roman Italian languages (''see, e.g.'', the character "Asilas", an Etruscan leader and warrior-prophet who plays a prominent role in assisting Aeneas in Virgil's epic poem, ''The Aeneid''). |
The name ''Silas'' is a [[Greek language|Greek]] nickname for the [[Latin]] ''Silvanus''. Although a Roman in the Bible, the name "Silas" may be derived from pre-Roman Italian languages (''see, e.g.'', the character "Asilas", an Etruscan leader and warrior-prophet who plays a prominent role in assisting Aeneas in Virgil's epic poem, ''The Aeneid''). |
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Silas is also the name of a some-what famous basketball player. He is also known at a very popular forum where he likes to flame. |
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Silas is also an [[albino]] [[monk]] in [[Dan Brown]]'s [[The Da Vinci Code]]. |
Silas is also an [[albino]] [[monk]] in [[Dan Brown]]'s [[The Da Vinci Code]]. |
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Revision as of 03:25, 16 February 2006
Silas or Silvanus (flourished 1st century) was an early Christian who was a companion of Paul and Peter.
Silas is listed as a co-author or co-sender of Paul's First and Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, a part of the canon of the New Testament. According to 1 Pet. 5:12, Silas was the bearer of the First Epistle of Peter too.
The name Silas is a Greek nickname for the Latin Silvanus. Although a Roman in the Bible, the name "Silas" may be derived from pre-Roman Italian languages (see, e.g., the character "Asilas", an Etruscan leader and warrior-prophet who plays a prominent role in assisting Aeneas in Virgil's epic poem, The Aeneid).
Silas is also an albino monk in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code.