Festus having arrived at his province, goes to Jerusalem to be inaugurated. The Jews took this opportunity of requesting St. Paul might be sent to Jerusalem, that they might accomplish the iniquitous purport of their vow. Such consequence did they attribute to the death of this one man, that they ha... [ Continue Reading ]
It would appear, from their first request being peremptorily denied them, how little solicitous their governors were to please them. The successors of Felix and Festus were not better disposed than their predecessors. Their extortions and oppressions were pushed so far, that the Jews attempted at la... [ Continue Reading ]
_Among you that are able. [1] It may signify, such as are powerful among you, or such as are able by health, and willing. (Witham)_ [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Qui potentes estis, _Greek: oi dunatoi en umin._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Paul making answer, [2] or his apology, by the Greek. In the Latin, giving an account. In like manner, (ver. 16.) have liberty given to defend himself; in the Greek, to make his apology. In the Latin, till he take a place of defending himself._ [BIBLIOGRAPHY] Paulo rationem reddente, _Greek: apol... [ Continue Reading ]
St. Paul, seeing Festus only sought a plea to get rid of his cause, by putting it into the hands of the Sanhedrim, appeals to Cæsar. According to the ordinary rules of jurisprudence, appeals are only made after sentence is pronounced; but Roman citizens had a privilege of anticipating the sentence,... [ Continue Reading ]
_Agrippa. This was son of the king of the same name, who imprisoned St. Peter, and put St. James to death. Bernice was his sister, and one of the most infamous of women. Her character has merited her a place in one of Juvenal's satires, 5th._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Their own superstition. [3] Their particular religion, and manner of worshipping their God. (Witham)_ [BIBLIOGRAPHY] De sua superstitione, _Greek: peri tes idias deisidaimonias._... [ Continue Reading ]
Augustus Nero, who was then the Roman emperor.... [ Continue Reading ]
Agrippa has the same curiosity of hearing Paul, as Herod formerly had of seeing Jesus. The apostle's name had, no doubt, become famous enough to reach the ears, and arrest the attention of Agrippa. Curiosity is certainly not the best motive a person can bring with him ot he investigation of religiou... [ Continue Reading ]
To my lord. This was a title the emperors afterwards took, but which Augustus and Tiberius are said by Pliny, in his epistle to Trajan, and by Tertullian, to have refused, as too assuming and too high, ut nimis sublimem atque gloriosum. This was perhaps done, that none might hear the title at a time... [ Continue Reading ]