Acts 4:6
along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- c. AD 30-35
WHEN
c. AD 30-35
counted from the text
WHO RULED
- Annas high priest AD 6-15 IN THE TEXT
- Caiaphas high priest AD 18-36 IN THE TEXT
- Tiberius emperor of Rome AD 14-37
- Pontius Pilate prefect of Judea AD 26-36
- Herod Antipas tetrarch of Galilee 4 BC – AD 39
- Philip tetrarch of Ituraea 4 BC – AD 34
MEANWHILE
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AD 33 Italy
Credit crisis in Rome
Tiberius injects a hundred million sesterces to stop the banks from collapsing.
SOURCES
- date — Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.
- Annas — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.1. He kept ruling after he was deposed, which Luke 3:2 and Acts 4:6 record by calling him high priest out of office.
- Caiaphas — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990
- Tiberius — Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- Pontius Pilate — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- Herod Antipas — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- Philip — Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- Credit crisis in Rome — Tacitus, Annals VI.16-17
SEE ALSO
- Luke 3:2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
- Matthew 26:3 At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- John 18:24 Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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