From Niger to Nigger: Simeon And The Other Black Apostles (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781076224699)

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.

Author: Dante Fortson
ISBN-10: 1076224695
ISBN-13: 9781076224699
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 06/25/2019
Pages: 28
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.10lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.06d