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'''Bereans''' were the inhabitants of the ancient city of Berea, also known in the ] as Beroea and now known as ]. '''Bereans''' were the inhabitants of the ancient city of Berea, also known in the ] as Beroea and now known as ].


==Bereans: Biblical== ==Biblical context==


According to the ], Chapter 17 verse 11, ] and ] preached at ], and the inhabitants "eagerly examined the scriptures every day to see whether these things were so", and many of them believed. According to the ], Chapter 17 verse 11, ] and ] preached at ], and the inhabitants "eagerly examined the scriptures every day to see whether these things were so", and many of them believed.


==Bereans: Historical== ==Historical context==


Many churches and ministries, predominantly ] ] in the ], that have an emphasis on the ], have adopted the name Berean in allusion to this account. The Catholic Diocese of Lincoln describes one particular affiliation, the Berean Church, as comprising about 60 independent U.S. congregations of similar beliefs with features in common with ]s, ] and ]. Their central emphasis on scriptural authority, '']'', puts their beliefs in particular conflict with ] as well as ]. Many churches and ministries, predominantly ] ] in the ], that have an emphasis on the ], have adopted the name Berean in allusion to this account. The Catholic Diocese of Lincoln describes one particular affiliation, the Berean Church, as comprising about 60 independent U.S. congregations of similar beliefs with features in common with ]s, ] and ]. Their central emphasis on scriptural authority, '']'', puts their beliefs in particular conflict with ] as well as ].

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Bereans were the inhabitants of the ancient city of Berea, also known in the Bible as Beroea and now known as Veria.

Biblical context

According to the Book of Acts, Chapter 17 verse 11, Paul of Tarsus and Silas preached at Berea, and the inhabitants "eagerly examined the scriptures every day to see whether these things were so", and many of them believed.

Historical context

Many churches and ministries, predominantly evangelical Protestant in the USA, that have an emphasis on the primacy of scripture, have adopted the name Berean in allusion to this account. The Catholic Diocese of Lincoln describes one particular affiliation, the Berean Church, as comprising about 60 independent U.S. congregations of similar beliefs with features in common with Baptists, Methodists and Presybyterians. Their central emphasis on scriptural authority, sola scriptura, puts their beliefs in particular conflict with Roman Catholicism as well as Eastern Orthodoxy.

Historically, the Bereans (also called Beroeans, Barclayans or Barclayites) were a Protestant sect following former Scottish Presbyterian minister John Barclay (1734-1798). Founded in Edinburgh in 1773, the Berean Church followed a modified form of Calvinism. It had congregations in Scotland, London and Bristol, but mainly merged with the Congregationalists after Barclay's death.

Some groups among the Bible Student movement also adopted the name, such as the Berean Bible Students and the Berean Bible Institute.

References

  • Bereans / John Barclay: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. E. A. Livingstone. Oxford University Press, 2000

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