[thefrankbaum]

It doesn’t directly, but what Scripture could they have checked, as they are mentioned in Acts 17?

[kosta50]

My point is that it doesn't say they concluded Paul's teaching (that Christ had to suffer, die and resurrect "according to the scriptures")agreed with the scriptures. It simply says that "many of them believed." (Act 17:12).

And Act 17:4 states that some of the Jews in Thessaloniki also believed that the scriptures proclaim that Christ had to die and resurrect. Yet, what scriptures? All references to that effect are in the New Testament which didn't exist at the time! Ooops, Houston, we have problem, bleep.