{
  "id": "dict_000275",
  "term": "Antipatris",
  "slug": "antipatris",
  "letter": "A",
  "entry_type": "biblical_place_name",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Antipatris was a city on the route from Jerusalem to Caesarea, mentioned in Acts as the place where Roman soldiers paused while escorting Paul under guard.",
  "simple_one_line": "A city mentioned in Acts as a stop on Paul’s journey from Jerusalem to Caesarea under Roman protection.",
  "tooltip_text": "A biblical city named in Acts 23:31 as a stopover during Paul’s transfer from Jerusalem to Caesarea.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Acts",
    "Paul",
    "Caesarea",
    "Jerusalem",
    "Roman Empire"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "Acts 23",
    "Herod the Great",
    "Roman roads"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Antipatris is a biblical place-name mentioned in Acts in connection with Paul’s transfer under Roman guard from Jerusalem to Caesarea.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "A first-century city on an important route in Roman Judea, noted in Acts 23:31 as part of the military escort that protected Paul.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Mentioned in Acts 23:31",
    "Part of the route between Jerusalem and Caesarea",
    "Appears in the account of Paul’s guarded transfer",
    "Primarily a geographical and historical reference, not a doctrinal term"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Antipatris was a city located between Jerusalem and Caesarea. In Acts it appears in the account of Paul’s transfer under Roman guard, marking part of the route that protected him from a plot against his life.",
  "description_academic_full": "Antipatris was an important city in Roman Judea, situated on the road between Jerusalem and Caesarea. Scripture mentions it in Acts 23:31, where Roman soldiers brought Paul there during the night as they escorted him safely away from Jerusalem because of a murder plot against him. The reference is historical and geographical rather than theological, helping readers follow the movement of Paul through the events of Acts. As a dictionary headword it is best treated as a biblical place-name and kept brief, factual, and text-centered.",
  "background_biblical_context": "In Acts 23, Paul is sent from Jerusalem to Caesarea under heavy guard after a plot against his life is discovered. Antipatris marks part of that route and helps locate the event in Luke’s historical narrative.",
  "background_historical_context": "Antipatris was known as a strategically placed city in the region of Judea. Its location on an important road made it a practical overnight stop for military movement between Jerusalem and Caesarea.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "In the late Second Temple and Roman periods, roads, checkpoints, and administrative centers shaped travel and security in Judea. Antipatris fits that setting as a waystation within the broader Roman order that governed the province.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "Acts 23:31"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "Acts 23:23-32"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "The name is Greek, Ἀντιπατρίς (Antipatris). It was named by Herod the Great in honor of his father Antipater.",
  "theological_significance": "Antipatris has no direct doctrinal content, but it supports the historical realism of Acts and shows God’s providential care in preserving Paul through ordinary civil and military means.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "This entry is a place-name rather than an abstract theological concept. Its significance is literary and historical: it anchors the narrative in real geography and helps trace the movement of persons and events.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not overread Antipatris as if it carried symbolic theological meaning. Its role in Scripture is mainly to locate a journey within a real historical setting.",
  "major_views_note": "There are no major doctrinal interpretations attached to Antipatris itself. Discussion normally centers on the geography and historical setting of Acts 23.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Antipatris should be treated as a biblical location, not as a doctrine or theological category.",
  "practical_significance": "The entry helps Bible readers follow Paul’s journey in Acts and appreciate the concrete, historical setting of the narrative.",
  "meta_description": "Antipatris was a biblical city mentioned in Acts 23:31 as a stop on Paul’s guarded journey from Jerusalem to Caesarea.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/antipatris/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/antipatris.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}