# Acts 17:11

> Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

— Acts 17:11, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Berea** (Macedonia · today Veria) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/berea
- **Thessalonica** (Macedonia · today Thessaloniki) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/thessalonica

## When

- c. AD 49-52 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Acts 18:12 puts Paul before Gallio, proconsul of Achaia in AD 51-52 by the Delphi inscription. It is the anchor of the whole chronology of Paul.

## Who ruled

- **Claudius**, emperor of Rome, AD 41-54 · Source: Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- **Gallio**, proconsul of Achaia, AD 51-52 · Source: Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Isaiah 34:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/34/16
- Proverbs 2:1-5 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/2/1
- John 5:39 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/john/5/39
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-thessalonians/2/13
- Matthew 13:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/13/23
- 1 Peter 1:10-12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-peter/1/10
- Proverbs 9:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/9/9
- 2 Peter 1:19-21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-peter/1/19

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/11
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).