Atlas Biblica

    person

    Gallio

    Γαλλίων

    Gallio, the Roman proconsul of Achaia, refused to judge Paul when the Jews brought charges against him in Corinth.

    verses
    3
    first named
    Acts 18:12
    last named
    Acts 18:17
    period
    the New Testament
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Gallio?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Gallio was the Roman proconsul of Achaia, the province that included the city of Corinth, during Paul's second missionary journey (Act.18.12). When the Jews brought charges against Paul, accusing him of persuading people to worship God in ways contrary to the law, Gallio refused to hear the case. He dismissed the charges, stating that he would not get involved in matters of Jewish law and that the Jews should settle the issue among themselves (Act.18.14-16). Gallio's refusal to judge Paul allowed the apostle to continue his ministry in Corinth unhindered. The incident also demonstrates the Roman authorities' general tolerance of early Christian preaching, as long as it did not disturb public order or challenge Roman rule. Gallio's tenure as proconsul of Achaia helps to date Paul's time in Corinth to around 51-52 AD.

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    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Gallio3 of 3 entities the graph connects to Gallio, in one group: events 3. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Judah3 events · 1,023 versesPaul2 events · 182 versesSosthenes1 event · 2 versesGallio

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    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Gallio happensThe one place the claims about Gallio reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Achaia. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Gallio there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Achaia
    the New TestamentThe one place the claims about Gallio reach

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    1. Acts3 verses

      18:1218:1418:17

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    ElsewhereIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesElsewhereDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus ChristElsewhereJudahIsraelite tribe, kingdom, and province

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