In verse 22: Lysias has already been quite in his judgment (23.9).
In verse 24: Drusilla, the daughter of Herod Agrippa I, was criticized for "transgressing the ancestral law" by leaving her husband to marry Felix (Josephus, Antiquities 20.141-143).
Faith in Christ Jesus again means the belief that Jesus is the messiah (see comments on 2.31, 36; 10.38).
In verses 25-26: Standard Hellenistic ethical discourse on justice and self control becomes urgent when linked with Jewish and messanist 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.
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