CHART 11: RULERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE— appearing in the New Testament b Herod Antipas — Mark 6:14-29; Luke 3:1; 13:31-35; 23:7-12 c Archelaus — Matthew 2:22 d Herod Philip — Luke 3:1 e Herod Agrippa I — Acts 12:1-24 f Herod Agrippa II — Acts 25:13—26:32 Governor Governors (procurators) were rulers of designated territories, appointed by the emperor and directly responsible to him Much of their work involved nances, such as taxes They also had supreme judicial authority, such as Pilate used regarding Jesus Their o cial residence was in Caesarea (see Map E) The area of their responsibility was usually that area not ruled by a contemporary king For example, Herod Antipas was a tetrarch of Galilee while Pilate was governor of Judea, Samaria, and Old Idumea.26 (See the locations of those areas on Map E.) Most of the New Testament references to governors are to Pilate, Felix, and Festus Observe their names on Chart 12 According to the chart, was there ever any overlapping of governors ruling? When was the rst governor of Palestine appointed? Who ruled Palestine alone while there was no governor between A.D 41-44? Exercises: a Note in an exhaustive concordance all the appearances of the word governor(s) in the New Testament Read a few of the verses, b After Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem he had contact with three rulers: King Agrippa, Governor Felix, and Governor Festus Read Acts 23:1—26:32 Observe all the references to the three rulers (and to the emperor [“Caesar”], 26:32) Refer to Chart 12 to see why all four rulers come into the picture of the account at the same time Other titles Proconsuls were deputy consuls serving in the Roman provinces for one year, with unlimited power in military and civil situations Two New Testament references are Sergius Paulus (Acts 13:7) and Gallio (Acts 18:12) All the preceding discussion has been about secular rulers in Palestine It should be kept in mind that in each local Jewish community there were also religious leaders, who molded and to a large extent ruled the personal and religious lives of the Jews Those were the Jewish priests and the Sanhedrin (council), which was like a Jewish Supreme Court More will be said about these in later studies For now, study Chart 13, High Priests During New Testament Times ... governor of Judea, Samaria, and Old Idumea.26 (See the locations of those areas on Map E.) Most of the New Testament references to governors are to Pilate, Felix, and Festus Observe their names... Observe all the references to the three rulers (and to the emperor [“Caesar”], 26:32) Refer to Chart 12 to see why all four rulers come into the picture of the account at the same time Other titles... 41-44? Exercises: a Note in an exhaustive concordance all the appearances of the word governor(s) in the New Testament Read a few of the verses, b After Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem he had contact