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Who were the “god fearers”?
Gentiles who were literally afraid of God.
Gentiles who emigrated from Judah to the Decapolis.
Gentiles who lived in Palestine and assisted the Romans in their oppression of Jews.
Gentiles who acknowledged God as God, who respected Jews and their values, who attended synagogue, but who chose not to become proselytes.
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Correct answer: the fourth option.
“God‑fearers” were Gentiles who acknowledged the God of Israel, respected Jewish beliefs and practices, attended synagogue, and observed some Jewish customs but stopped short of full conversion (e.g., circumcision). They appear in the New Testament and in extra‑biblical inscriptions as non‑Jewish sympathizers of Judaism.
“God‑fearers” were Gentiles who acknowledged the God of Israel, respected Jewish beliefs and practices, attended synagogue, and observed some Jewish customs but stopped short of full conversion (e.g., circumcision). They appear in the New Testament and in extra‑biblical inscriptions as non‑Jewish sympathizers of Judaism.
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