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Zenas the Lawyer
Zenas the Lawyer (Ancient Greek: Ζηνᾶς) was a first-century Christian mentioned in Paul the Apostle's Epistle to Titus in the New Testament. In Titus 3:13, Paul writes: "Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them" (KJV). His name is a shortened form of "Zenodoros", meaning "gift of Zeus".[1] By tradition, he is often counted as one of the unnamed seventy disciples sent out by Jesus into the villages of Galilee, as mentioned in Luke 10:1–24.[2]
It has been suggested that Zenas was the inaugural bishop of Lydda and the author of the Acts of Titus. Some have suggested that Zenas is also mentioned in the apocryphal Acts of Paul under the name of Zenon, the son of Onesiphorus.[1]
Zenas the Lawyer is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church (April 14), Eastern Orthodox Church (September 27)[3] (by Julian Calendar, January 4).
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
ISBEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'ZENAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". - ISBE; 1915.
- ^ "Apostle Zenas of the Seventy", OCA
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