Quesiton : How long was Paul imprisioned in Rome?
Answer: Luke
     How long was Paul imprisioned in Rome?               
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Paul  is eventually sent to  Rome  by ship in order to have Caesar hear his case. After spending  two plus years  in Caesarea the apostle is escorted to  Rome  by a Centurion. He eventually arrives in the city and  again  spends time  in prison until his trial before Emperor Caesar.      
Acts 28:14-15 – “ . . . And so we went toward Rome. 15 And from there  when  the brethren heard about us  they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and  Three Inns. When Paul saw them  he thanked God and took courage.” 2. Romans  6:3-15 C. Luke’s Account of Paul’s First Roman Imprisonment. Acts 28:16- 31  1.             
We have seen that  Paul  arrived  in Rome  as a prisoner in the beginning of A.D.61; and if at this time his  confinement continued only two years  he must have been liberated in the  early part of A.D.63.         
According to The Acts of the Apostles   Paul  remained under house arrest  in Rome  for  two entire years . Possibly  Paul  wrote his letters to the Philippians and Philemon during this tenure  but  it …     
How many times  was Paul  the apostle  imprisoned  in  Rome ? SAVE CANCEL. already exists. ... In 66 or 67 A.D.  Paul  is again a Roman prisoner in the city of  Rome .  Paul  stays in jail until he is put to ... 
The practical instructions to be derived from the apostle's residence at  Rome  during the  two years  in which he was awaiting trial  may be gathered  I. From the fact that a  long-cherished  desire was now fulfilled; II. From the nature of his employments at  Rome ; …     
The Mamertine  Prison  in  Rome   with an altar commemorating that Saints Peter and  Paul  were  imprisoned  there The Mamertine  Prison  ( Italian : Carcere Mamertino )  in antiquity the Tullianum   was a prison  ( carcer ) located in the Comitium in ancient  Rome  . 
Concerning the circumstances of  Paul s trial we have no certain information. Most probably in the spring of  A.D.  66 or 67  Nero took his seat on the tribunal  surrounded by his jurors  and the  imperial guard; and  Paul  was brought into the court.       
Fri Mar 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0530 (IST)  · The Architecture of Mamertine Prison. Between 600 and 500 BC  Mamertine  was constructed as a cistern for a spring in the floor. Once the site was  converted into a jail  two cells were created one on top of the other.            
Two years in Rome . [Acts 28:30–31] Irenaeus wrote in the 2nd century that Peter and  Paul  had been the founders of the church  in Rome  and had appointed Linus as succeeding bishop.  Paul  was not a bishop of  Rome   nor did he bring Christianity to  Rome  since there were already Christians  in Rome  when he arrived there.

 
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