New Testament · Major figure
Festus
Porcius Festus was the Roman procurator of Judea who succeeded Felix and heard Paul's appeal to Caesar.
Porcius Festus served as the Roman governor of Judea from approximately AD 59 to 62. He is significant for presiding over the legal proceedings of the Apostle Paul, ultimately sending him to Rome after Paul appealed to Caesar. His interactions with Paul and King Agrippa II highlight the Roman legal process and the spread of the gospel to the highest levels of imperial authority.
In the text
- Verses
- 13
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Acts 24:27
- Last appears
- Acts 26:32
Where Festus appears
13 verses · 3 chaptersIn the same books
- Agrippa12 versesThe Herodian king who heard Paul's defense and declared him innocent of any crime deserving death.
- Ananias10 versesA name shared by three distinct men in Acts: a deceptive disciple, a Damascus believer, and a high priest.
- Cornelius9 versesA Roman centurion in Caesarea whose conversion marked the gospel's expansion to the Gentiles.
- Stephen6 versesA deacon and the first Christian martyr, known for his wisdom, faith, and bold defense of the gospel.
- Lydia2 versesA businesswoman from Thyatira who became the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe.
- Claudius11 versesThe Roman Emperor whose reign coincided with a severe famine and the expulsion of Jews from Rome.
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