'I am not insane, most excellent Festus,' Paul replied. 'What I am saying is true and reasonable.' - Paul's response is calm and firm: he is not insane. What he says is 'true' (alēthēs, alēthēs-'true') and 'reasonable' (sōphrōn, sōphrōn-'sound, sensible, temperate'). He appeals to truth and rationality, not mysticism. The resurrection of Jesus is not irrational but the logical conclusion of the evidence (his appearances, the conversion of doubters, the transformation of frightened disciples into bold proclaimers).

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