Comments on: What’s a Prisoner to Do? …Ask the Apostle Paul http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/08/apostle-paul-in-prison/ Biblical Studies, Exegesis, Theology, etc. by Josh Mann Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:17:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Josh Mann http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/08/apostle-paul-in-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-1522 Josh Mann Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:39:01 +0000 http://www.sakeoftruth.com/?p=397#comment-1522 It seems plausible. Do you have the name of the article? It seems plausible. Do you have the name of the article?

]]> By: Andrew Kitchen http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/08/apostle-paul-in-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 Andrew Kitchen Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:09:28 +0000 http://www.sakeoftruth.com/?p=397#comment-1521 Hi Josh, I read an article recently in which the author made an interesting assertion about Paul's Roman captivity. Commenting on Philippians, the article said that Paul was actually chained to a roman guard in six-hour shifts. An amazing turning of the tables on the roman authorities as instead of Paul being held captive, the net result was that a whole roster of the cream of the nation's youth was held captive to Paul's evangelism in six-hour blocks! No wonder the whole palace guard were aware of Paul and the gospel (Php 1:13). I wanted to research this claim further before pressing it into service. I was wondering if you had any thoughts on this practice of being chained to a guard? Hi Josh, I read an article recently in which the author made an interesting assertion about Paul’s Roman captivity. Commenting on Philippians, the article said that Paul was actually chained to a roman guard in six-hour shifts. An amazing turning of the tables on the roman authorities as instead of Paul being held captive, the net result was that a whole roster of the cream of the nation’s youth was held captive to Paul’s evangelism in six-hour blocks! No wonder the whole palace guard were aware of Paul and the gospel (Php 1:13).

I wanted to research this claim further before pressing it into service. I was wondering if you had any thoughts on this practice of being chained to a guard?

]]> By: Josh Mann http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/08/apostle-paul-in-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Josh Mann Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:51:05 +0000 http://www.sakeoftruth.com/?p=397#comment-141 According to Rapske and Wansink, prisons were known for their poor conditions, though the experience of a prisoner would vary in severity for a variety of reasons. Paul himself experienced quite a range of treatment. In Philippi, Paul and Silas are beaten before any sort of trial, thrown in an 'inner prison', implying a cell which would have been completely dark, and fitted with bonds (known to cause terrible sores). This probably fits the perception you described! In Paul's Caesarean imprisonment, conditions seem better (recall the appeal Paul makes as a Roman citizen... societal status will 'upgrade' the prisoner's experience in a sense). At the end of Acts, it seems Paul rents his own quarters under house-arrest while awaiting trial. I've given a few more details <a href="http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/08/roman-imprisonment-the-humility-of-chains/" rel="nofollow">here</a>, if you're interested. According to Rapske and Wansink, prisons were known for their poor conditions, though the experience of a prisoner would vary in severity for a variety of reasons. Paul himself experienced quite a range of treatment. In Philippi, Paul and Silas are beaten before any sort of trial, thrown in an ‘inner prison’, implying a cell which would have been completely dark, and fitted with bonds (known to cause terrible sores). This probably fits the perception you described!

In Paul’s Caesarean imprisonment, conditions seem better (recall the appeal Paul makes as a Roman citizen… societal status will ‘upgrade’ the prisoner’s experience in a sense). At the end of Acts, it seems Paul rents his own quarters under house-arrest while awaiting trial. I’ve given a few more details here, if you’re interested.

]]> By: Steve Rives http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/08/apostle-paul-in-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Steve Rives Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:14:52 +0000 http://www.sakeoftruth.com/?p=397#comment-140 How bad were prisons in the time of Paul? How many kinds of prison conditions were there? I used to picture rats gnawing at his toes while he was in a pitch black room filled with the stench of human stink. What do you know? How bad were prisons in the time of Paul? How many kinds of prison conditions were there? I used to picture rats gnawing at his toes while he was in a pitch black room filled with the stench of human stink. What do you know?

]]> By: Steve Rives http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/08/apostle-paul-in-prison/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Steve Rives Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:51:01 +0000 http://www.sakeoftruth.com/?p=397#comment-139 Josh, We should have the OT and NT cohorts meet for lunch one Monday. It would be great for the two PhD teams to get together? How about you and I set it up and then get our classmates on board? Email me at steve.rives@gmail.com Steve Josh,

We should have the OT and NT cohorts meet for lunch one Monday. It would be great for the two PhD teams to get together? How about you and I set it up and then get our classmates on board? Email me at steve.rives@gmail.com

Steve

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