4c Apologetics to the Romans: Paul’s Legal Speeches (Acts 24-26)

Apologetics to the Romans: Paul’s Legal Speeches (Acts 24-26)

The third audience early Christianity encountered was the Romans. At that time, Rome was the imperial force dominating the Mediterranean world. It is clear that the imperial Roman authorities regarded the emergence of Christianity with suspicion. One reason for this was its potential to create trouble in a socially volatile region of the empire. Yet there was another, perhaps more significant reason for this anxiety about Christianity—the so-called imperial cult…