Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem - Luke marks the beginning of Paul's final legal crisis with precise chronology. Festus inherits a political problem: the Jerusalem authorities demand Paul's transfer, expecting they can ambush and kill him en route. The new procurator must navigate between Roman law (which grants appellants protection) and Jewish pressure (which seeks vengeance). Festus's dilemma is structural: no charge has substance, yet Jewish honor demands satisfaction.

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