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Tertullus

Tertullus was the courtroom orator who, in Acts 24, accused Paul before the Roman governor Felix on behalf of the high priest Ananias and the elders.

Sect of the NazarenesBible
The "sect of the Nazarenes" is the expression the advocate Tertullus used in Acts 24 for the followers of Jesus when he brought charges against Paul. The Greek word behind "sect" here is closer to "sect" or "faction" than to "heresy" in the modern doctrinal sense.
Felix and FestusPeople
Felix and Festus were Roman governors of Judea who appear in Acts 23–26. While Paul was imprisoned at Caesarea, each in turn presided over his trial.
Acts 24Bible
Acts 24 is the chapter in which Paul stands trial before the governor Felix at Caesarea. The accusation brought by the high priest's party is followed by Paul's defense, and the chapter ends with Felix deferring judgment and keeping Paul in custody for two years.
TertullianPeople
Tertullian was a Christian writer and apologist active in Carthage, North Africa, in the second and third centuries. He refined theological terminology in Latin and is called the "Father of Latin Theology."
EbionitesDoctrine & Theology
The Ebionites were a Jewish Christian group that existed from the first to the fourth century. Because they insisted on observance of the Mosaic Law and regarded Jesus as a man chosen by God, the early church fathers described them as a group that had departed from orthodoxy.

Acts 24:1
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
Acts 24:2
And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,