{In Judea} (kata t(886e) Ioudaian). Throughout Judea (probably
all Palestine), distributive use of kata. The news from
Casearea spread like wildfire among the Jewish Christians. The
case of the Samaritans was different, for they were half Jews,
though disliked. But here were real Romans even if with Jewish
affinities. {Had received} (edexanto). First aorist middle
indicative. The English idiom requires "had" received, the Greek
has simply "received."