Atlas Biblica

    person

    Felix

    Φῆλιξ

    Felix was a Roman governor of Judea who heard the case against Paul and kept him in custody for two years.

    verses
    8
    first named
    Acts 23:24
    last named
    Acts 25:14
    period
    the New Testament
    role
    Man

    Description

    Who was Felix?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Felix was a Roman procurator (governor) of Judea who served from approximately 52 to 60 AD. He is mentioned in the book of Acts in connection with the apostle Paul's imprisonment and trial. Paul was brought before Felix in Caesarea after being accused by the Jewish leaders of being a troublemaker and inciting riots (Act.23.24, 26). During the hearing, Paul defended himself against the charges and spoke about his faith in Christ (Act.24.10-21). Felix, who was well-informed about Christianity, postponed making a decision and kept Paul in custody, hoping to receive a bribe from him (Act.24.22-26). Felix also heard Paul speak about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, which caused him to be afraid (Act.24.25). However, Felix left Paul in prison for two years until his successor, Porcius Festus, took office (Act.24.27). The account of Paul's interaction with Felix highlights the challenges faced by early Christians in the face of Roman authority and the corruption within the judicial system.

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    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Felix10 of 13 entities the graph connects to Felix, in 2 groups: company 1, events 9. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Felix’s detention of PaulTook part in · 3 versesCompanyJudah2 events · 1,023 versesPaul14 events · 182 versesFaith1 event · 146 versesPreparation1 event · 72 versesJudging1 event · 30 versesCaesarea2 events · 15 versesLearning1 event · 15 versesFestus1 event · 13 versesLysias1 event · 3 versesEventsFelix

    The 10 best-attested of 13 are drawn. All 13 are listed below.

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Felix happensThe one place the claims about Felix reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Caesarea. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Felix there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Caesarea
    the New TestamentThe one place the claims about Felix reach

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 8, across 1 book. The name is written 9 times in them.

    1. Acts8 verses

      23:2423:2624:324:2224:2424:2524:2725:14

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    via Tertullus’ presentation of Paul and Felix’s detention of PaulPaulApostle to the Gentiles, author of many NT epistlesvia Felix’s detention of PaulCaesareaCoastal city, center of Roman rule in Judeavia Tertullus’ presentation of PaulPresentationPresentation is a concept gathering 76 labelled instances in the text.via Tertullus’ presentation of PaulTertullusLawyer who accused Paul before Governor Felix

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