1. Vocabulary: Sunagoge
(Sun = with, together with. Agoge = lead,
bring,
go.) = "a gathering." In an historical Biblical context , the
synagogue
was a gathering of Old Testament believers apart from the
temple
in Jerusalem.
2. Centers for teaching
- Mark 1:21; John 18:20-21; Acts 13:15; 15:21;
17:10-12.
3. Spiritually socialized - Mark 12:39; Matthew 6:2, 5.
4. Demonic attack - Mark 1:39 cp. w. Revelation. 2:9; 3:9.
5. Subjective spiritual leaders - Mark 3:1-2; 6:1-6; 13:9; Luke 13:10-17.