Acts 27:9
By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- c. AD 59-60
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
- Leviticus 23:27-29 “The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present an offering made by fire to the LORD. …
- Numbers 29:7 On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.
- Leviticus 16:29-31 This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides…
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