Tag: felix
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Two more years and another administration – Porcius Festus
Politics of Leadership (Don’t cha luv it?) Administration of a land conquered by the Caesars to whom you have sworn allegiance is not such an easy job (although it pays well). Governor Antonius Felix, Roman procurator of Judaea, Samaria, Galilee, and Perea had essentially dodged a political bullet when he left Paul in prison for…
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Most Excellent Felix – Tertullus for the Prosecution
Today we find ourselves with Paul in Caesarea facing Felix. (The plot thickens even after a secretive conspiracy to assassinate the Apostle.) History plays out over time through the interactions of its leading actors. Luke records the Acts of these men of the A.D. first century whose leading actors include: Luke focuses on each of…
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Justice deferred in a Political Theatre of Law
We suppose Law to be a tool of Justice Justice Citizens of Greek City-States claimed freedom and justice.. (although like everywhere else, Greek democracy did not apply to its slaves.) Socrates drank the hemlock of justice weighed by his opponents of classic philosophy. And, of course, Alexander the Great Macedonian claiming all Greece and the…
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