Coming Out as our True Self

What masks do we wear? What roles do we play? What self do we think we are? It is probably not the true Self. Coming out goes deep within.

Paul/Silas? our Super Hero Identity vs. our Alter/Secret Identity

I wonder if Silas/Silvanus could be Paul's nickname for his own alter ego, the "Saul" of his prior persecuting life, his shadow side, his human side, his "sinful" side, prior to perhaps taking a "new name" of Paul after his conversion experience.