Who was the proconsul in Corinth who dismissed the Jewish case against Paul?

• A. Pilate.
• B. Festus.
• C. Felix.
• D. Gallio.

Answer: (D)

This question tests your recall of who acted as the Roman authority in Corinth when Paul was brought before a Jewish accuser. In Acts 18, Paul is in Corinth and the Jews bring him to Gallio, the proconsul of Achaia, accusing him of teaching something contrary to the law. Gallio refuses to adjudicate religious disputes and dismisses the case, effectively ruling that it isn’t a matter for Roman judgment and telling the crowd to handle it themselves. This moment shows how Roman governance often refrained from meddling in internal religious disputes unless there was a clear breach of civil law. The other names were not proconsuls in Corinth at that time; Pilate governed Judea during Jesus’ era, while Festus and Felix were later governors of Judea. So the correct figure who dismissed the case is Gallio.