arrested in Jerusalem in 53, which is sadly inconsistent with the date arrived at above. It is, however, possible that ‘when two years were fulfilled’, a clause which has no certain point of reference in the sentence, means not ‘when Paul had been under arrest for two years’ but ‘when Felix had been procurator for two years’. If this view can be accepted, the data fall into place: Paul reached Jerusalem in the year in which Felix was recalled and Festus succeeded him. If not, an earlier alternative