SCRIPTORIA BIBLE

Acts 19:14

Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHERE
Ephesus
WHEN
c. AD 52-57
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WHEN

c. AD 52-57

counted from the text

WHO RULED

  • Claudius emperor of Rome AD 41-54
  • Gallio proconsul of Achaia AD 51-52
  • Nero emperor of Rome AD 54-68
  • Herod Agrippa II king of Judea AD 50-93
  • Antonius Felix procurator of Judea AD 52-59

MEANWHILE

  • 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.

  • AD 54 Italy

    Nero becomes emperor

    The Caesar to whom Paul will appeal in Acts 25:11.

SOURCES
  • date — The third journey; Acts 19:8-10 gives three months and then two years in Ephesus.
  • 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.
  • Nero — Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
  • Herod Agrippa II — Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
  • Antonius Felix — Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54
  • Gallio is proconsul of Achaia — Delphi inscription (SIG 801d); Acts 18:12
  • Nero becomes emperor — Tacitus, Annals XII.69; Suetonius, Nero 8

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