Tag: Luke

I knew that Joseph of Arimathea was a righteous and respected mam but I hadn’t realized that he was a member of the Sanhedrin. I guess that is absolute proof that the leaders of the Jews were not unanimously opposed to Jesus. Those landing the Sanhedrin were but not all the members of that governing…

I never realized that Pilate and Herod were enemies it political rivals before the trial of Jesus. They were constantly at it’s and yet both of them found him faultless. This tells us how much his crucifixions was entirely driven by the leaders of the Jews who insisted on his death contrary to the findings…

Is it a testament to how ordinary Jesus appeared that the chief priests needed Judas to identify Jesus away from the crowds? They had seen Him teaching in the temple and based on who the crowds were listening to it would be easy to identify Him there. If His look was distinct they should therefore…

When Jesus warns that those with child and those giving suck will have greater difficulty in the days of tribulations i had always read that literally to mean pregnant women and mothers with babes in arms. My own experience and observation forced me to expand that interpretation. I have grown to recognize that life is…

How did the apostles feel hearing from their Lord that they would face tribulations as large and general as nations going to war against each other and famines and earthquakes in divers places as well as one as personal as being betrayed by parents, friends and kinsfolk, hated by all men and in some cases…

The context of the parable of the wicked husbandmen is telling. The scribes asked Jesus about His authority and He asked them about the authority of John the Baptist. When they would not commit themselves to an answer He told them that He could give them no answer regarding His authority – clearly implying that…

Why did the pharisees request that Jesus quiet those praising him? Is it because they wanted to limit his influence it because they feared a response from the Romans? Perhaps it was both but considering that they were selling to take him out was most likely a desire to limit his influence. Did they truly…