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The Delphi Inscription, or Gallio Inscription (IG, VII, 1676; SIG, (II, 801d )),〔(The Gallio Inscription ) at http://users.wfu.edu〕 is the name given to the collection of nine fragments of a letter written by the Roman emperor Claudius c. 52 CE and discovered early in the 20th century at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, Greece.〔''Paul: his letters and his theology'' by Stanley B. Marrow 1986 ISBN 0-8091-2744-X page 47 ()〕〔''Christianity and the Roman Empire: background texts'' by Ralph Martin Novak 2001 ISBN 1-56338-347-0 pages 20-22〕 The reconstructed inscription begins thus: :Tiber(Claudius Cae )sar Augustus Ge(invested with tribunician po )wer (the 12th time, acclaimed Imperator for t )he 26th time, F(of the Fa )ther(). For a l(time have I been not onl )y (towards t )he ci() of Delph(but also solicitous for its pro )sperity, and I have always guard(th )e cul(of t )he () Apol(But ) now () it is said to be desti()te of ()zens, as (Jun )ius Gallio, my fri() an(procon )sul, (reported to me, and being desirous that Delphi ) should retain ()ct its for(rank, I ) ord(you (pl.) to in )vite well-born people also from ()her cities (Delphi as new inhabitants.... )〔Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, ''St. Paul's Corinth: Text and Archaeology'' (Liturgical Press, 2002) ISBN 9780814653036 p.161.〕 The reference to proconsul Gallio in the inscription provides an important marker for developing a chronology of the life of Apostle Paul by relating it to the trial of Paul in Achaea mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (18:12-17).〔A. Köstenberger, ''The Cradle, the Cross, and the Crown: An Introduction to the New Testament'', 2009 ISBN 978-0-8054-4365-3 page 400〕〔''The Cambridge Companion to St Paul'' by James D. G. Dunn (Nov 10, 2003) Cambridge Univ Press ISBN 0521786940 page 20〕 ==See also== * Chronology of Jesus * (Chronology of Paul ) * (Timeline of the Apostle Paul ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Delphi Inscription」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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