Acts 27:21

After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

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

SEE ALSO

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