easy task in the materialistic and hostile Roman world.
Acts 8:1-12:23 places considerable emphasis on the early Christian missionary efforts in Judea and Samaria, and other cities. As Chapter 8 of Acts points out, "Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them" (Acts 8:5). Philip did well in Samaria, and Simon Magus became one of Philip's converts. Tenney observes, "Philip's preaching among the Samaritans was, therefore, a surprising action for a Jew. It showed he had a vision of the possibilities of
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