New Testament
Tertullus
A professional orator hired by the Jewish leaders to prosecute Paul before Governor Felix.
Tertullus was a skilled lawyer or rhetorician employed by the high priest Ananias and the Jewish elders to present formal charges against the Apostle Paul. His speech in Acts 24 demonstrates the political maneuvering used by religious leaders to influence Roman authorities. By framing Paul as a public nuisance and a threat to the peace, he attempted to secure a conviction through legalistic flattery and false accusation.
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Where Tertullus appears
2 verses · 1 chapterIn the same books
- Festus13 versesPorcius Festus was the Roman procurator of Judea who succeeded Felix and heard Paul's appeal to Caesar.
- 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.
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