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#Bible discovery 2017 series#

Regardless of how one interprets the data, the numerous Sergius Paulus inscriptions confirm the historicity of the Sergius Paulus family and may reference the very Sergius Paulus mentioned in the Bible.įOR FURTHER STUDY: I highly recommend Bill Cooper’s article, “Who was Sergius Paulus?” in Bible and Spade Magazine (Vol.

Finally, the Tiber River Inscription from Rome suggests that Sergius Paulus held other roles within the Roman Empire.

Scholars have suggested that Paul made his way to Pisidian Antioch to share the gospel with the rest of Sergius Paulus’ family. Furthermore, immediately after leaving Cyprus, Paul and Barnabas make their way to Pisidian Antioch. In Acts 13, Saul’s name is changed to Paul immediately after leading Sergius Paulus to the Lord.

The inscriptions from Pisidian Antioch indicate that the Paulus family estate was located nearby.

The Soli inscription confirms Paulus family on Cyprus and that one of them was a proconsul.

Sergius Paulus” have been discovered near Pisidian Antioch.Īll three of these inscriptions intersect with the biblical account in very interesting ways: Finally, numerous inscriptions, most famous of which names a “L. In 1877, an inscription was discovered at Soli, not far from Paphos that references, “the proconsul Paulus.” Another inscription from Rome, dating to the mid-40’s, names Lucius Sergius Paulus as one of the curators of the Tiber River under the Emperor Claudius.

Numerous inscriptions have been discovered that may refer to Sergius Paulus the Sergii Paulii’s seem to have bene a prominent family in the Roman Empire. This is true as Sergius Paulus was also a first-century author and is one of the authorities referenced by Pliny the Elder in his classic, Naturalis Historia. Luke describes him as “a man of intelligence” (Acts 13:7). Upon arriving at Paphos, they meet the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, leading him to faith in Christ. In Acts 13, we read of how Saul and Barnabas set off on a missionary journey to the Island of Cyprus. With this in mind, here are the top ten discoveries in biblical archaeology relating to the New Testament. One final note before we begin: I’m focusing on discoveries and inscriptions that are largely accepted by the academic world, and have avoided ones that are highly debatable (such as the James Ossuary and the Shroud of Turin). It must be related to the composition of the Bible itself.It must be directly related to biblical people (or people groups), places or events or.My criteria for choosing the top ten discoveries are as follows: So, I decided to write two blog posts: a list of top ten discoveries relating to the Old Testament and this list of top ten discoveries relating to the New Testament. Simply put, there have been too many discoveries over the past 150 years of archaeological investigation that confirm the historical reliability of Scripture to settle on just the top ten of all-time.

#Bible discovery 2017 series#

This is part two of my series on the top ten discoveries in biblical archaeology.