Acts 6:5

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.

Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain

WHERE: Antioch
WHEN: c. AD 30-35

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Antioch Syria · today Antakya

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

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

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