Read Acts 24.22-27. In verse 22: Lysias has already been quite clear in his judgment (23.29). In verse 24: Drusilla, the daughter of Herod Agrippa I, was criticized for "transgressing the ancestral laws" by leaving her husband to marry Felix (Josephus, Antiquites 20.141-143). Faith in Christ Jesus again means the belief that Jesus is the messiah (see 2.31, 36; 10.38). In verse 25-26: Standard Hellenistic ethical discourse on justice and self-control becomes urgent when linked with Jewish and messianist convictions about the coming judgment (24.15). In verse 27: Porcius Festus became procurator around 59-60 CE. The idea of granting the Jews a favor (also 25.9) reflects the relationship of the Roman occupation force with Judean leadership. Comments or Questions..
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