# Acts 17:18

> Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.

— Acts 17:18, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Athens** (Achaia · today Athens) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/athens

## 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

- 1 Corinthians 1:20-21 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/1/20
- Luke 11:53 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/11/53
- Acts 4:2 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/4/2
- 1 Corinthians 3:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/3/18
- 1 Corinthians 4:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/4/10
- Colossians 2:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/colossians/2/8
- Proverbs 23:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/23/9
- Proverbs 26:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/proverbs/26/12

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/18
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
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