Acts 28:18
They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Rome
- WHEN
- c. AD 60-62
ON THE MAP
WHEN
c. AD 60-62
counted from the text
The book ends without saying how the case turned out.
WHO RULED
- Nero emperor of Rome AD 54-68
- Herod Agrippa II king of Judea AD 50-93
- Porcius Festus procurator of Judea AD 59-62
MEANWHILE
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AD 62-63 Italy
Earthquake destroys part of Pompeii
Seventeen years before Vesuvius finishes the job.
SOURCES
- date — Acts 28:30 gives two full years of house arrest in Rome.
- Nero — Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- Herod Agrippa II — Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- Porcius Festus — Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9
- Earthquake destroys part of Pompeii — Tacitus, Annals XV.22; Seneca, Natural Questions VI
WHAT HAPPENED
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Paul preaching in Rome, under arrest AD 60-62 (approximate date)
Acts ends without saying what happens to Paul. It ends by saying that he preached freely. That is the point of the whole book.
SEE ALSO
- Acts 26:31-32 On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.” …
- Acts 23:29 I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.
- Acts 22:24-25 the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him. …
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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