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21 hours ago · Porcius Festus was a Roman procurator of Judea, serving from approximately 59 to 62 AD. He succeeded Antonius Felix and was followed by Albinus. Festus is known primarily through historical texts, including the New Testament and the writings of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. Festus is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (chapters 24 ...
2 days ago · Porcius Festus replaces Felix. • Felix was removed because of his inability to manage disputes between the Jews and Gentiles in the region. • This made Festus the 1-man cleanup crew for Felix’s mess. • Appointed by Emperor Nero around 58-60 AD. • Historians viewed Festus favorably (as opposed to Felix).
2 days ago · The context of the passage is the period following the death of Porcius Festus, and the journey to Alexandria by Lucceius Albinus, the new Roman Procurator of Judea, who held that position from AD 62 to 64.
2 days ago · After Agrippa's death in 44, the Roman procuratorship began (before 41 they were Prefects in Iudaea Province) and those leaders maintained a neutral peace, until the procurator Porcius Festus died in 62 and the high priest Ananus ben Ananus took advantage of the power vacuum to attack the Church and execute James the Just, then leader of ...
May 23, 2024 · The verse is describing a hearing of the Apostle Paul before Porcius Festus, a Roman official in Judea, and Festus is commenting on a display of anger by Paul. Insight into the meaning of the phrase becomes apparent when reading a modern translation of the passage.
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May 7, 2024 · Felix held a formal trial and talked to Paul privately many times but did not free him, Acts 24: 26b he hoped that money would be given him by Paul. So he sent for him often and conversed with him. 27 When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus.
2 days ago · He was held there for two years by Felix, until a new governor, Porcius Festus, was appointed. The "chief priests and the leaders of the Jews" requested that Festus return Paul to Jerusalem.
