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Acts 24 - Introduction

CHAPTER 24
PAUL BEFORE FELIX—THE FIRST TRIAL AT CÆSAREA

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1. The Indictment of Tertullus; or, the Vapid Eloquence of a Heathen Lawyer (Acts 24:1).

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2. The Answer of Paul; or, the Lofty Oration of a Christian Apostle (Acts 24:10).

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3. The Interview with Felix and Drusilla; or, a Notable Discourse and its Effects (Acts 24:24).

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