Acts 4:7
They had Peter and John brought in and began to question them: “By what power or what name did you do this?”
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHEN
- c. AD 30-35
WHEN
c. AD 30-35
counted from the text
WHO RULED
- 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
- Caiaphas high priest AD 18-36
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.
- 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
- Caiaphas — Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990
- Credit crisis in Rome — Tacitus, Annals VI.16-17
SEE ALSO
- Matthew 21:23 When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked.…
- Mark 11:28 “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You the authority to do them?”
- Acts 5:40 At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
- Exodus 2:14 But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has…
- John 2:18 On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
- Acts 5:27-28 They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them. …
Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0
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