In the spring of A.D. 61, Paul had been on the island of Malta for over three months where he performed miraculous healings and advanced the gospel, sharing the truth about the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, the Christ. The apostle was on the island after the Alexandrian grain ship that carried him, along […]

In the fall of 60 AD, Paul was on his way to Rome aboard an egyptian grain ship when the vessel was caught up in a Euroclydon, a cyclonic tempestuous northeast wind the like of a hurricane. The ship had sailed from Fair Havens, which was not a suitable harbor to spend the winter. In […]

In the fall of 60 AD, Paul was on his way to Rome aboard an egyptian grain ship when the vessel was caught up in a Euroclydon, a cyclonic tempestuous northeast wind the like of a hurricane. The ship had sailed from Fair Havens, which was not a suitable harbor to spend the winter. In […]

At Fair Havens, the apostle and those with him spend an extended period of time, waiting for favorable sailing weather. As Fair Havens was not a suitable harbor to spend the winter, the captain, the owner of the ship and those under their authority voted to sail on to Phoenix which was a better location […]

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. […]