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C. K. Barrett’s exegetical prowess, evidenced most distinctly in his volumes on the First and Second Epistles to the Corinthians, also in the Black’s series, has long been appreciated in the world of biblical studies. Now, in his long-awaited, newly revised, verse-by-verse exposition of Romans, Barrett further enhances our understanding of the book of Romans, early Christianity, the apostle Paul...

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
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