# Acts 6:9

> But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,

— Acts 6:9, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Alexandria** (Egypt · today Alexandria) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/alexandria
- **Asia** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/asia
- **Cyrene** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/cyrene
- **Cilicia** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/cilicia

## When

- c. AD 30-35 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Matthew 27:32 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/27/32
- Acts 15:23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/15/23
- Acts 15:41 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/15/41
- Acts 22:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/22/3
- Acts 23:34 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/23/34
- Matthew 10:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/10/17
- Mark 13:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/mark/13/9
- Luke 21:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/21/12

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/9
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).