As an attendant of the proconsul, Bar-Jesus would most likely serve in the position of court astrologer.1 Jewish magicians were apparently thought to be some of the best in the Roman Empire. Rulers would seek to attract philosophers/mystics to their court so as to give them advice and increase their own prestige. 2
7 qui était avec le proconsul Sergius Paulus, homme intelligent. Ce dernier fit appeler Barnabas et Saul, et manifesta le désir d'entendre la parole de Dieu.