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Series: Early Church History - After Paul appealed to Caesar, Festus had to send him to Rome, rather than to Jerusalem to face trial. So in the late summer or early autumn of 60 A.D., Paul was put into the custody of Julius, a centurion of Augustus' cohort. It is likely that hi... Read More
Series: Early Church History - While the Apostle Paul was being detained in Caesarea and occasionally questioned by Felix, who hoped that Paul would pay him a freedom fee, an insurrection in Britain struck the Romans with great fury. The territory of the Iceni tribe in Britain was rich... Read More
Series: Early Church History - Paul was taken by night out of Jerusalem and brought first to Antipatris (Acts 23:31), a city about 40 miles away built by Herod the Great, which he named after his father, Antipater. From there Paul was taken to Caesarea, the Roman city, where was st... Read More
Series: Early Church History - Paul has come under criticism for seeming to insult the high priest in Acts 23. It is time that we understand the situation a little better. Paul made an opening statement, and "the high priest Ananias" ordered him to be struck on the mouth. &qu... Read More
Series: Early Church History - When Paul left Philippi to begin his round-about trip to Jerusalem, Luke became one of his travel companions. And so, beginning with Acts 20:5, Luke uses the term "us" and (in the next verse) "we" when speaking of Paul's companions.... Read More
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