tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post4747263925778648345..comments2024-03-24T07:56:33.811-05:00Comments on Allan R. Bevere: Wednesdays With Wright: The Book of Acts, 24Allan R. Beverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-60109872583745879672012-07-25T15:19:35.833-05:002012-07-25T15:19:35.833-05:00Interesting piece.
I am not so sure I agree with y...Interesting piece.<br />I am not so sure I agree with your statement the “Romans rescue Paul“.<br />I have the impression the Romans have about the same attitude with Paul being brought before them as they did with Christ before the Romans.<br />The Jews where a pain to the Roman rulers.<br />A people they had to pacify and contend with to keep the peace.<br />It would be costly and time consuming to send guards every time the Jews become obsessed with some event the Romans considered unimportant.<br />A waste of time and resources .<br />Rome did not like disorder.<br />Roman authorities would be very concerned with a Roman Citizen denied rights and privilege exclusive to Roman Citizens. <br /><br /><br />Paul was interesting to a people ( Romans) obsessed with philosophy.<br />They gave an ear to this new train of thought and this unusual God Paul spoke of. <br />Not because they believed what Paul was saying but because it was new and different.<br />Paul’s rescue came due to a horrible deadly mistake made by the guards overseeing mob control.<br />To beat a Roman citizen in public and with out a trial?<br />No Roman citizen was to be subjected to humiliating punishments in public.<br />All Roman citizens were entitled to a trial.<br />Paul knew the law and did not mention his Roman citizenship until after the beating and when he did proclaim his Roman citizenship it was done with authority.<br />That is interesting. <br />Why would he not proclaim his Roman citizenship prior to the beating?<br />This well educated Roman Jew saved himself by using his wits?<br /><br />Things to ponder….dnoreply@blogger.com