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Paul's Detention Site in Israel Believed Found

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Paul, Biblical archaeology, New Testament studies, Caesar, Rome, Herod

Abstract

Reuters reports that archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a Roman governmental complex in Caesarea where they believe Paul was held in detention. In Acts 23-26 we read that Paul was kept in Herod's judgment hall in Caesarea, where he faced in turn Felix, Festus, and Agrippa and where he appealed to be sent before Caesar's judgment seat in Rome. An inscription found in the site indicates that the complex housed the government bureau responsible for internal security for Judea, making this complex the likely spot for Paul's incarceration and hearing before the Roman governor.

Recommended Citation

(1997) "Paul's Detention Site in Israel Believed Found," Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship: Vol. 17: No. 6, Article 5.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/insights/vol17/iss6/5