# Acts 17:29

> Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.

— Acts 17:29, 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

- Isaiah 40:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/40/25
- Exodus 20:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/20/4
- Isaiah 46:5-6 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/46/5
- Psalms 115:4-8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/115/4
- Habakkuk 2:19-20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/habakkuk/2/19
- Jeremiah 10:4-10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/10/4
- Romans 1:20-23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/romans/1/20
- Psalms 106:20 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/106/20

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

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17/29
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/17
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).