Following the death of Stephen, the only group of believers not scattered by the great persecution was the

Following the death of Stephen, the only group of believers not scattered by the great persecution was the

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Acts 8:1         Following Stephen’s death in 35AD, the more radical members of the young church in Jerusalem are persecuted by the staunchly traditional Jewish hierarchy. Most of the Greek-speaking believers are scattered throughout Judaea and Samaria, while the twelve apostles – who are more traditional Hebrew and Aramaic-speaking Jews – are able to remain in Jerusalem.