Acts 17:26
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Athens
- WHEN
- c. AD 49-52
ON THE MAP
WHEN
c. AD 49-52
counted from the text
The eighteen months in Corinth fit Paul into the Roman calendar in years, not just in order.
WHO RULED
- Claudius emperor of Rome AD 41-54
- Gallio proconsul of Achaia AD 51-52
- Herod Agrippa II king of Judea AD 50-93
- Antonius Felix procurator of Judea AD 52-59
MEANWHILE
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c. AD 49 Italy
Claudius expels the Jews from Rome
That is why Aquila and Priscilla are in Corinth when Paul arrives, in Acts 18:2.
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AD 51-52 Achaia
Gallio is proconsul of Achaia
The Delphi inscription dates his term, and with it the only fixed date in Paul's life.
SOURCES
- date — 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.
- Claudius — Suetonius, Claudius; Tacitus, Annals XI-XII
- Gallio — Delphi inscription (SIG 801d), which dates his term; Acts 18:12. It is the only fixed date in Paul's chronology.
- Herod Agrippa II — Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- Antonius Felix — Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54
- Claudius expels the Jews from Rome — Suetonius, Claudius 25.4; Orosius VII.6
- Gallio is proconsul of Achaia — Delphi inscription (SIG 801d); Acts 18:12
SEE ALSO
- Deuteronomy 32:7-8 Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you. …
- Genesis 3:20 And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.
- Malachi 2:10 Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us? Why then do we break faith with one another so as to profane the covenant of our fathers?
- Romans 5:12-19 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. …
- 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
- 1 Corinthians 15:47 The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
- Job 12:23 He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
- Job 14:5 Since his days are determined and the number of his months is with You, and since You have set limits that he cannot exceed,
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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