Not only does Paul not greet Lydia in his letter to the Philippians, he never even mentions her. We only know of Lydia from Acts of the Apostles, chapter 16. read more
Not only does Paul not greet Lydia in his letter to the Philippians, he never even mentions her. We only know of Lydia from Acts of the Apostles, chapter 16. Smith and Tyson examine this episode, in Acts and Christian Beginnings, and find reasons to believe the account is not historical, in fact saying the narrative frame is “demonstrably nonhistorical”. read more
After Paul and Silas left, Luke may have stayed on in Philippi. Paul kept in touch with the Macedonian churches through Timothy (Acts 19:21-23; Philippians 2:19-20) and visited them twice more, probably during the autumn of 54-55 and again in the spring of 55-56 (Acts 20:1-3). read more