How do you know this? What do you site as a reference.
Ther is no one-liner in Scripture that reveals the history of Antioch, it's people, it's kings, and the people thereof.
Learn the history of Antioch. Anitoch's hub of ancient trade, and the kings of Antioch.
1 Mac 1:41 can give you an understanding of what ANY king of ANY kingdom, ancient or modern would desire of ALL the people within a kings kingdom.
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Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people,
Reading the WHOLE of Scripture, can give you some knowledge of the kings succession for Antioch, AND the people thereof.
Scripture can also give you notice of Jesus' Disciples...ie Jesus' "disciples" (STUDENTS) "sent out" to particular Places to be "teachers" (APOSTLES), of Jesus' WORD.
The 12...disciples...chosen BY Jesus, (minus Judas)... were SENT OUT, to teach JEWS, (specific).
The 1...disciple...chosen BY Jesus, (Saul/Paul)...was SENT OUT, to teach GENTILES (specific).
Antioch, a major city, had a mix of Gentiles and Jews. The king was a Gentile.
The Apostels ... ie Peter and others, were continuing Jesus' work...seeking out JEWS to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ...and WENT TO Antioch.
Saul/Paul, spent 3 years in Arabia, having learned by the Spirit, the Gospel of Jesus Christ....and THEN traveled and Entered Paul into the city of Antioch, unto "mainly"...teach Gentile People of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Comprehend the CLASH...
A "king" (Agrippa) a Gentile...his kingdom.
A "group" of Apostles in the kings kingdom, gathering the attention of Jews, forward to teaching, Jesus the Christ...King.
A "man" Saul/Paul in the kings kingdom, gathering the attention of Gentiles, forward to teaching, Jesus the Christ...King.
ANOTHER CLASH...
Apostles teaching JEWS...
Apostle teaching GENTILES...
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"OUTSIDERS"...coming into Antioch, "TEACHING" of an "OTHER" "KING".
This CLASH, between Jewish teachers (Peter specific) and Paul is taught in Scripture...
Gal. Chapter 2.
This was a message...JEW or GENTILE...the Gospel of Jesus Christ, is for the coming TOGETHER of "BOTH" Jew "AND" Gentile...BY and THROUGH the common core belief IN GOD "AND" JESUS, "THE Christ Messiah".
The bottom line is...
The Apostels...(teachers)....to the Jews or Gentiles IN Antioch....were the "OUTSIDERS."
THEY were NOT citizens of Antioch. THEY came from OTHER cities TO Antioch.
When THEY came into Antioch...and began gathering TOGETHER crowds...Jews and Gentiles to HEAR, and ACCEPT the Apostels MESSAGES...."THEY BECAME DISTINCT, from the REST OF THE Citizens of ANTIOCH..."
It was the Citizens of Antioch noticing and Labeling "THEM" ....
"CHRISTIANS...."
Even king Agrippa himself, called men following the teaching of Jesus the Christ...
CHRISTIANS. A distinction, between what NON-Followers, were CALLING, those men FOLLOWING AFTER Jesus' teachings.
(And BTW, people WHO wet NOT following the Disciples/Apostels...were NOT CALLING PEOPLE "Christians"...as a particularly FAVORABLE TERM, but moreso as a Derrogatory inference.)
NOT Once DID the Disciples, the Apostels announce....THEY were "CHRISTIANS" who had come to Antioch to TEACH/PREACH "CHRISTIANITY".
You can choose to Believe...WHO first called OTHERS, they DID NOT FOLLOW, Christians....
I Believe, the TERM "CHRISTIAN" was FIRST devised and USED by UNBELIEVERS, forward TO Followers of Jesus' Teachings.
Scripture itself referenced...Believers in God, as "saints", and followers of Jesus, as "disciples", and teachers of Gods Word, as "apostels'....
Obviously, men being CALLED Christians, took NO OFFENSE to that term, and TODAY without Offensee, label themselves with that term.
However the POINT WAS...."WHO" first established "THAT TERM" ... "Christian"...
And it WAS NOT, the People who were Following Jesus' Teaching.
Glory to God,
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