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Acts 25:4

But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHERE
Caesarea
WHEN
c. AD 57-59
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WHEN

c. AD 57-59

counted from the text

WHO RULED

  • Porcius Festus procurator of Judea AD 59-62 IN THE TEXT
  • Nero emperor of Rome AD 54-68
  • Herod Agrippa II king of Judea AD 50-93
  • Antonius Felix procurator of Judea AD 52-59
SOURCES
  • date — Acts 24:27 gives two years in Caesarea and marks the change from Felix to Festus, which Josephus (Antiquities XX.8) puts in AD 59.
  • Porcius Festus — Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9
  • 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

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