SCRIPTORIA BIBLE

Acts 27:13

When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHERE
Crete
WHEN
c. AD 59-60
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WHEN

c. AD 59-60

counted from the text

The text dates the season by the Fast, and the season is what explains the shipwreck.

WHO RULED

  • Nero emperor of Rome AD 54-68
  • Herod Agrippa II king of Judea AD 50-93
  • Antonius Felix procurator of Judea AD 52-59
  • Porcius Festus procurator of Judea AD 59-62
SOURCES
  • date — The voyage and the shipwreck; Acts 27:9 places the crossing after the Day of Atonement, that is, already in the fall, when sailing was dangerous.
  • 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
  • Porcius Festus — Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9

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