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The Book of Acts tells about an earthquake that frees a group of prisoners. The jailor wakes and is prepared to commit suicide when Paul stops him. What would a punishment have been to a jailor who lost his prisoners? Is suicide warranted in this situation?

by /u/dios_Achilleus in /r/AskHistorians

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