Acts 28:23
So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
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 17:2-3 As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, …
- Acts 19:8 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
- Acts 18:28 For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
- Luke 24:26-27 Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?” …
- Acts 26:22-23 But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen: …
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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