Kisah Para Rasul 7:57
Konteks7:57 But they covered their ears, 1 shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.
Kisah Para Rasul 18:12
Konteks18:12 Now while Gallio 2 was proconsul 3 of Achaia, 4 the Jews attacked Paul together 5 and brought him before the judgment seat, 6
[7:57] 1 sn They covered their ears to avoid hearing what they considered to be blasphemy.
[18:12] 2 sn Gallio was proconsul of Achaia from
[18:12] 3 sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.
[18:12] 4 sn Achaia was a Roman province created in 146
[18:12] 5 tn Grk “with one accord.”
[18:12] 6 tn Although BDAG 175 s.v. βῆμα 3 gives the meaning “tribunal” for this verse and a number of modern translations use similar terms (“court,” NIV; “tribunal,” NRSV), there is no need for an alternative translation here since the bema was a standard feature in Greco-Roman cities of the time.
[18:12] sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a familiar item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city. So this was a very public event.