Paul's Appeal to Caesar
After only three days in the province, Porcius Festus went to
Jerusalem. There, the high priest and some of the members of the
Sanhedrin approached him about bringing Paul up to Jerusalem for a
trial. They actually intended to have Paul assassinated along the
road. Festus sa... [ Continue Reading ]
Festus Introduces Paul and the Jews' Case Against Him
The King Agrippa Luke says came to greet Festus is actually Herod
Agrippa II. His father was Herod Agrippa I (Acts 12:1-23) and his
great-grandfather was Herod the Great (Matthew 2:1-18). Bernice was
his sister. She, at the age of sixteen, had a... [ Continue Reading ]