Thursday, 2 May 2024, 2:01 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Paul's Prison Epistles (Paul's Prison Epistles)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-2
MaltaIsland where Paul was shipwrecked on his way to Rome |
FelixRoman governor who tried Paul in Caesarea Maritima. Waited two years expecting Paul to bribe him. |
NeroRoman Caesar at the time of Paul's imprisonment |
GentileNon Jewish person |
SanhedrinThe highest court of ancient Israel |
PhariseesJewish religious group known for their strict observance of the law. They believed in the resurrection and in the oral law, as well as the written law. |
SadduceesJewish religious group known for not believing in the resurrection. They did not accept the oral law, but only the written law. |
Caesarea MaritimaCity in Samaria where Paul was imprisoned after his trial in Jerusalem |
AgabusProphet who warned Paul that he would be put in chains in Jerusalem |
TrophimusGentile that caused the Jews to become angry with Paul, because they thought Paul had let him enter the inner court of the temple in Jerusalem |