ACTS 25:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.”
'Rather, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus whom Paul claimed was alive.' - Festus's reduction of the case to 'some points of dispute' (tinas logous, tinas logous-'certain questions') about 'their own religion' shows how theological truth appears insignificant to Roman law. His phrase 'a dead man named Jesus whom Paul claimed was alive' (Iēsous tis tethnekōs, hon ephасken ho Paulos zēn, Iēsous tis tethnekōs, hon ephасken ho Paulos zēn) is dismissive, yet it states the core Christian claim: resurrection. To Festus, this is mere religious talk, not a legal matter.
Church Fathers on Acts 25:19
of such things as I supposed: no accusation did they bring against him. Acts 25:18 And yet they did bring it: true, but they did not prove it: for their evil design and daring plot against him gave cause to surmise this, but the examination brought out nothing of the kind. And of one Jesus, he says, which was dead. Acts 25:19 He says naturally enough, of one (Jesus), as being a man in office, and not caring for these things.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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