Tertullus
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Oct 26, 2026
David Cochran HeathNARRATOR
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.
David Cochran HeathNARRATOR
And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus.
David Cochran HeathNARRATOR
They laid before the governor their case against Paul, and when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, "'Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation in every way and everywhere, we accept this with all gratitude.
David Cochran HeathNARRATOR
But to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.' For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
David Cochran HeathNARRATOR
He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.
John R. MooreNARRATOR
We see the same qualities in Felix's handling of the matter during the next two years, combined in his case with baser motives and in Pilate's conduct at the trial of Jesus.
John R. MooreNARRATOR
On the fifth day, the Jews reached Caesarea, bringing with them a professional legal pleader named Tertullus to conduct the case.
John R. MooreNARRATOR
The hearing took place on the twelfth day after Paul had reached Jerusalem.
John R. MooreNARRATOR
The ample space which the historian devotes to this brief period is unique in the Acts and shows his sense of the critical importance of what was now occurring.
John R. MooreNARRATOR
Nine, Paul is handed over to the procurator Felix in Caesarea, second day.
John R. MooreNARRATOR
Ten through eleven, Paul in Caesarea, third and fourth days.
John R. MooreNARRATOR
Twelve, fifth day, arrival of Ananias and Tertullus in Caesarea.
John R. MooreNARRATOR
Paul denounced and the investigation begun.
Jerry DirmannHOST
And here now we pick it up in chapter 24.
Jerry DirmannHOST
It says this, now after five days, Ananias, the high priest, came down with the elders and a certain orator named Tertullus.
Jerry DirmannHOST
tertullus and so an orator this is somebody that's going to make a case against paul these gave evidence to the governor against paul verse 2 and when he was called upon tertullus began his accusation saying now you're going to hear how slick this guy is all right so he begins tertullus begins his accusation saying Seeing that through you we enjoy great peace and prosperity is being brought to this nation by your foresight, we accept it always, as in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
Jerry DirmannHOST
Nevertheless, not to be too tedious, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear by your courtesy a few words from us.
Jerry DirmannHOST
So the sect of the Nazarenes, but notice they didn't cease to be Jewish.
Jerry DirmannHOST
They were just a particular sect now of Judaism.
Jerry DirmannHOST
So it goes on to say, he even tried, you know, Tertullus is talking about Paul, he even tried to profane the temple and we seized him.
Jerry DirmannHOST
Well, that's not true, but they're making this case against him.
speaker_0NARRATOR
In this chapter, the accusations of the Jewish elders were stated and Paul gave his defense to Felix.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Tertullus, a professional prosecutor, likely had been hired by the high priest, Ananias, and paid from the coffers of the temple.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The Greek word for orator originally meant public speaker, but was used also for lawyer or attorney.
speaker_0NARRATOR
It is unknown whether Tertullus was a Roman, Greek, or Jew.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Felix was born a slave, as was his mother, and apparently was freed by Antonia, mother of Emperor Claudius.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Because his brother was favored by Claudius, Felix was made procurator of Judea.
speaker_3NARRATOR
AN AMBASSADOR IN BONDS The safety of his prisoners secured, the tribune Lucius informed the Jews that the case had been transferred to the governor of Caesarea, to whom they had better go if they wished to give evidence.
speaker_3NARRATOR
The high priest set off at once with his friends, but as they could not speak Greek, they engaged a lawyer named Tertullus to plead their cause before Felix.
speaker_3NARRATOR
The court having assembled, Tertullus began his speech with a few compliments adroitly addressed to the governor.
speaker_3NARRATOR
Not only was Paul a pestilent fellow, he argued, a raiser of seditions and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, he had even made an attempt to profane the temple.
speaker_3NARRATOR
If the tribune Lucius had only allowed them to manage their own affairs, he hinted delicately, all this turmoil might have been avoided, for the Jews were obviously the right people to deal with such a case.
speaker_0HOST
Actually, let's read now at verse 1.
speaker_0HOST
One, after five days, the high priest Ananias came down with some elders, with an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought charges, excuse me, I'm in the wrong chapter, Festus then, chapter 25.
speaker_0HOST
Having arrived in the province, three days later went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea, and the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews brought charges against Paul, and they were urging him, requesting a concession against Paul that he might have him brought to Jerusalem.
speaker_0HOST
at the same time setting an ambush to kill him on the way.
Jackie Hill PerryHOST
A reading from the book of Acts.
Jackie Hill PerryHOST
And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders, and a spokesman, one Tertullus.
Jackie Hill PerryHOST
They laid before the governor their case against Paul, and when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation.
Jackie Hill PerryHOST
In every way and everywhere we accept this with all gratitude, but to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.
Jackie Hill PerryHOST
For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
Mark PenfoldNARRATOR
He also ordered him to be entertained in the palace of Herod.
Mark PenfoldNARRATOR
Chapter 24 Five days later the high priest Ananias came down together with some senators and one Tertullus, a barrister, and appeared before the governor against Paul.
Mark PenfoldNARRATOR
And on his being summoned, Tertullus opened for the prosecution, saying, Seeing that under you we enjoy much tranquility and that through your foresight this nation prospers always and forever, we accept it, most noble Felix, with hearty thankfulness.
Mark PenfoldNARRATOR
Without troubling you with further preface, however, I beg you to listen to us briefly with your usual kindness, because we have found this fellow a perfect pest, an organizer of insurrection among the whole of the Jews throughout the empire, as well as a ringleader of the heresy of the Nazarenes, who moreover actually attempted to profane the temple.
Mark PenfoldNARRATOR
So we apprehended him and we wished to try him according to our own law.
Ray OrtlundHOST
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles.
Ray OrtlundHOST
And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a spokesman, one Tertullus.
Ray OrtlundHOST
They laid before the governor their case against Paul.
Ray OrtlundHOST
And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: "Since through you we enjoy much peace, and since by your foresight, most excellent Felix, reforms are being made for this nation, in every way and everywhere, we accept this with all gratitude.
Ray OrtlundHOST
But to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly.
Ray OrtlundHOST
For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
Ben StuartHOST
This would be considered one of the big ones.
Ben StuartHOST
The interesting thing about it is what it states directly in that verse, "We would've judged him, but the Roman, uh, tribune took him out of our hands," that's actually an assumption in what Tertullus says in verse six.
Ben StuartHOST
We seized him.
Ben StuartHOST
Him meaning, um, and I didn't go into this in the sermon, Rome had given the Jewish leadership the right to enforce the law up to the death penalty within the temple grounds.
Ben StuartHOST
If someone violates the temple, y'all can handle it.
Jon HarkeyPANELIST
Mm.
Ben StuartHOST
And so when he said, "Well, he would've defiled our temple, but we seized him," that was Tertullus saying, like, "We were about to handle it, but y'all intervened."
Jon HarkeyPANELIST
Mm.
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