In our next installment, Felix passes the baton of "the Paul problem" to Festus.  Quickly, we hear that even after two years, the Jews are still in an uproar.  Once again, they try to make a case for Rome to either condemn Paul or hand him over to them. But, Paul has no interest in returning to the "justice" of Jerusalem.  Rather, he appeals to Caesar. 

King Agrippa comes on the scene and Festus asks his help in explaining to Caesar why he's being sent to Rome.  With unintentional clarity, Festus explains that the issue the problem the Jews have is (Acts 25:19) "Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive."

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