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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 7:5

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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7:5 he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us: Such patronage by wealthy Gentiles was common in Jewish communities throughout the Roman Empire. It suggests that the centurion might have been a “God-fearer” like Cornelius (Acts 10:2), a Gentile who worshiped the God of Israel but had not fully converted to Judaism.
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