First-century Jesus-follower refugees in Pella? Maybe.

BIBLE HISTORY DAILY has two essays on the site of Pella, a Decapolis city in Jordan. According to Eusebius (Eccl. Hist. 3.5.3), the whole Jerusalem community of Jesus followers were warned by an oracle to flee there before the war with Rome.

Excavating Ancient Pella, Jordan. Archaeology investigates the Jerusalem Christians’ escape to Pella

Pella: A Window on Survival (Mark Wilson)

I already noted the second essay some years ago. I mentioned then that I lived in that Pella in Iowa for several years before I moved to Scotland. The first one is new to me.

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