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Godfearers (from Greek ?e?f?ße??, or f?ß??µe??? t?? ?e?? and Neo-Persian: Tarsàkàn) are non-Jews who attached themselves in varying degrees to Judaism without becoming full-blown proselytes referred to in the biblical Book of Acts.









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Godfearers (from Greek ?e?f?ße??, or f?ß??µe??? t?? ?e?? and Neo-Persian: Tarsàkàn) are non-Jews who attached themselves in varying degrees to Judaism without becoming full-blown proselytes referred to in the biblical Book of Acts.

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