מעשי השליחים
Acts 25
1. Who was Festus, what do we know about him; and why did he go to Jerusalem so quickly?
2. Who were these ruling kohanim, and leading Judeans, are these the same guys from ch. 24?
3. Festus apparently did not want to bring Shaul up to Jerusalem to be tried, instead he proposed to take the accusers with him back to Caesarea, why was this problematic for the accusers?
4. What is significant of the “judgment seat” mentioned herein vs. 6, how is this term borrowed from Jewish and rabbinic writings. Also, what was once again the plaintiff’s problem with their case similar to ch. 24?
5. What did Festus propose to Shaul, why did he propose it, and why did Shaul refuse his proposal decisively?
6. Who was Agrippa and Bernice and what do we know about them?
7. What was the purpose of Festus putting Shaul’s case before Agrippa, and how was his presence a benefit for Festus?
8. How was the way this case with Festus handled differently than the way it was handled before Felix?
9. How is Agrippa’s interest in hearing Shaul’s case for himself reminiscent of the case against Yeshua the Messiah?
10. What was Festus’s apparent real reason for bringing Shaul before Agrippa (and Bernice); and how was Festus’s own competence and career on the line in this matter?
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