After over two years of imprisonment, both at Jerusalem and Caesarea, Paul requested to be tried before Caesar in Rome. His wish granted, according to his right as a Roman citizen, Paul’s journey thus far had taken him to Fair Havens, a Cretan seaport city on the Mediterranean Sea. “9 Now when much time had […]
After King Agrippa heard Paul’s address and testimony, he revealed to Festus the Jews’ charges were groundless. However since the prisoner had requested to be judged by a higher court in Rome, Festus had no authority over the prisoner, and could not condemn him or set him free. At the request of Paul, a Roman […]
Paul had been a prisoner at Cæsarea for over two years, held by Roman authorities under charges by Jewish leaders that he caused dissension among the Jews through false teaching that encouraged people to disobey the law, and rebel against Jewish leadership. The apostle was also accused of being the leader of the Nazarenes, a […]
The apostle had been a prisoner at Cæsarea for over two years, held by Roman authorities under charges by Jewish leaders that he caused dissension among the Jews through false teaching that encouraged people to disobey the law, and rebel against Jewish leadership. The apostle was also accused of being the leader of the Nazarenes, […]
Paul had been a prisoner at Cæsarea for over two years, held by Roman authorities under charges by Jewish leaders that he caused dissension among the Jews through false teaching that encouraged people to disobey the law, and rebel against Jewish leadership. The apostle was also accused of being the leader of the Nazarenes, a […]
At the request of King Agrippa, Festus, the Roman emperor stationed at Cæsarea brought Paul before a dignified audience made of the king, his sister Bernice, lictors, Cæsarean leaders, and Roman men of arms. The goal for this hearing was for Agrippa to help Festus compose a letter that would accompany the apostle to Rome. […]
Detained at Cæsarea in A.D. 60, and charged by the Jews with teaching an illegal religion, profaning the Jewish temple as well as offending Cæsar, Paul refused Emperor Festus’ request to be tried in Jerusalem, where he knew of a plot to kill him. Instead, the apostle, a Roman requested a hearing with Cæsar, in […]
At Cæsarea in A.D. 60, Porcius Festus succeeded Antonius Felix who was forced off his position as the designated Roman leader over Judea. To tame the Jews, who were among his accusers, Felix turned Paul over to the new Roman governor. “1 Now when Festus had come to the province, after three days he went […]
Paul had been on trial at Caesarea before Felix, the emperor and ruler of Judea. The Jewish Sanhedrin, a ruling body made of Pharisees and Sadducees charged the apostle with sedition and attempting to profane the temple in Jerusalem, offenses punishable by death. “22 But when Felix heard these things, having more accurate knowledge of […]
At Caesarea around A.D. 58 before Felix, the emperor and ruler over the Roman province of Judea, a region along the Mediterranean Sea, Paul was charged with sedition and attempting to profane the temple in Jerusalem, offenses among the Jews punishable by death. As Roman law did not convict anyone without a hearing, the apostle […]