knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately. Notice that Apollos is described as “a learned man,” a description used in the first century of a person with advanced education. Notice also that he had a “thorough knowledge of the Scriptures” and “began to speak boldly in the synagogue.” A bit later, in verse 28, Luke tells us that in Achaia the Alexandrian