Paul's Defence of the Faith in the Roman Tribune

Paul's defence of the faith involves distinguishing it from violent revolutionary or political movements, while showing its continuity with and fulfilment of jewish faith. Paul has just been taken by the roman tribune after the crowd was stirred up by the jews from the province of asia. They seized paul in the temple and sought to kill him. The greek speaking was likely a factor in the tribune's misidentification of paul. He also asks to address the people. That the tribune allows this is very surprising. It makes more sense when we consider that the bune might believe that the crowd are under the same misapprehension as he was.