 gene carmichael, sj
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65 meet felix
The story of Felix, the governor of Judea,
reads like a TV script. Born a slave, he was
befriended by Roman emperor, Claudius,
who freed and befriended him.
The ancient Roman historian, Tacitus,
had this to say about Govenor Felix:
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"He accepted bribes wherever and
whenever he could get them.
When he found the Jews restless, he de-
liberately took advantage of the situation
by fomenting uprisings that he might ex-
ecute whom he wished and confiscate
their property for his own use."
This is the man who will pass judgment
when Paul's enemies come from to
Jerusalem to Ceasara to accuse him of
"starting riots among Jews all over the
world." Act 24:5 See "Read the Word." __________________________________
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