"A certain Ananias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law, and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,It's interesting the tack Paul takes here. He talks about Ananias's Jewish credentials, how devout he was and respected by fellow Jews. But he doesn't mention until much later (and then indirectly) that he was a believer.
It feels a tad dishonest, if I'm being honest. It's probably the most crucial part of the man's biography, yet it's skipped over, presumably to sway the crowd. I can't say I like legal trickery, and this feels too much like that for me to be fully comfortable with it.
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