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'''Anatolia''' was the ancient term for what is now [[Turkey]], also called '''Asia Minor''', and in the [[New Testament]], simply "'''Asia'''"<ref>Acts 2:9; 6:9; 16:6; 19:10, 22, 26-27, 31; 20:4, 16, 18; 21:27; 24:18; 27:2; <br>1 Corinthians 16:19; <br>2 Corinthians 1:8; <br>2 Timothy 1:15; <br>1 Peter 1:1; <br>Revelation 1:4, 11</ref>. It was an important part of the Byzantine Empire and its temporary loss to [[Islam]] in the 11th century helped to lead to the Byzantine downfall.  The ravaging that took place could not be recovered and so an area where armies of up to 150,000 men used to be raised became barren.

'''Anatolia''' was the ancient term for what is now [[Turkey]], also called '''Asia Minor''', and in the [[New Testament]], simply "'''Asia'''".<ref>Acts 2:9; 6:9; 16:6; 19:10, 22, 26-27, 31; 20:4, 16, 18; 21:27; 24:18; 27:2; <br>1 Corinthians 16:19; <br>2 Corinthians 1:8; <br>2 Timothy 1:15; <br>1 Peter 1:1; <br>Revelation 1:4, 11</ref> It was an important part of the Byzantine Empire and its temporary loss to [[Islam]] in the 11th century helped to lead to the Byzantine downfall.  The ravaging that took place could not be recovered and so an area where armies of up to 150,000 men used to be raised became barren.

==References==

==References==

==External links==

==External links==

[https://sharperiron.org/article/asia-new-testament "Asia" in the New Testament, Douglas K. Kutilek (sharperiron.org)]

* [https://sharperiron.org/article/asia-new-testament "Asia" in the New Testament, Douglas K. Kutilek (sharperiron.org)]

 

* [http://www.bible-history.com/geography/maps/map_asia.html Map of Asia Minor in New Testament Times (bible-history.com)]

[http://www.bible-history.com/geography/maps/map_asia.html Map of Asia Minor in New Testament Times (bible-history.com)]

[[Category:Turkey]]

[[Category:Turkey]]