From Niger to Nigger
Simeon and the Other Black Apostles
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Narrated by:
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Corey R. Scott
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By:
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Dante Fortson
Did you know that the apostle Simeon was nicknamed Niger… pronounced NEE-GER in Latin? Growing up, I was taught that it was pronounced ny-jer, so I never gave it any additional thought. A couple of years ago, a friend of mine brought up the reference in Acts, which motivated me to give it a second look. Let’s start by looking at the verse:
“Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.”–Acts 13:1
We’re going to dig into every aspect of this verse, starting with the word “Niger” and then we’re going to investigate what I believe to be a list of black apostles in the Bible.
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