# Acts 17:20

> For you are bringing some strange notions to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.”

— Acts 17:20, 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

- Hosea 8:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/hosea/8/12
- 1 Corinthians 1:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/1/23
- 1 Corinthians 2:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/2/14
- 1 Corinthians 1:18 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-corinthians/1/18
- 1 Peter 4:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-peter/4/4

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/20
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).