record, of course, a number of imprisonments of Paul. The book of Acts speaks of four such imprisonments: Philippi (Acts 16:23–39); Jerusalem (Acts 21:33 ff.); Caesarea (Acts 23:23–35); and his imprisonment in Rome (Acts 28:16–31). As the imprisonments in Philippi and Caesarea were short, the only alternative would be the imprisonment in Caesarea. The references to the characteristics of his imprisonment, especially his testimony to the Praetorian Guard, would seem to eliminate Caesarea. Another