The Jewish authorities main problem
getting the death penalty for an innocent man
Pilates primary residence
Caeserea
Describe the complicated relationship between Jews and Pilate
pilate needed Jews to keep peace; Jews needed Pilate to issue death sentence
Why was Pilate in Jerusalem?
For the festival of the Passover
What was the Sanhedrin
was ruling council of the Jews they determined policy and adjudicated legal cases
How many witnesses are required for capital punishment
Two
What was the accusation of the first false witness?
He said Jesus said he would tear down temple and rebuild it in three days
Who is Jesus talking about when he says if you tear the temple down I will rebuild it in three days
He's talking about himself
How does Jesus compare to a temple
He connects us with god
Did Jesus say he was going to destroy the temple
No
How is Jesus a temple
As the Passover Lamb he is where people meet God
What did the stones in the temple say
GENTILE YOU ATE THE ONLY ONE TO BLAME FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE DEATH IF YOU STEP BEYOND THIS BOUNDARY!
What old lawyers trick did Caiaphus use
He said under oath if Jesus stayed silent he was admitting guilt
What happens if Jesus says no?
He gets out of trouble but he influence is gone if he says yes he is the kind of messiah that they think he is
How does Jesus answer besides yes or no?
he answers indirectly he is not a messiah in the way the think he is
What does Jesus answer mean
Jesus answer is both a revelation and a threat they would see him return a conquering messiah
Who hangs himself after betraying jesus
Judas
Who denied Jesus three times?
Peter
What effect does their abuse of Jesus have on Jews?
Confirms their belief that Jesus is just a man. Messiah would not allow this!
The Jewish authorities have found Jesus guilty in their courts, but
Pilate must ratify their sentence in order to have him crucified.
But they refuse to go into Pilates house according to John, why
To go into the house of a gentile was a serious offense, could result in defilement.
The irony would not have been lost on the earliest readers of the gospel of John They won't go into the house of a gentile in fear of being unclean
yet they are about to commit the most abominable sin imaginable, they were going to kill God
Pilate was appointed to be procurator by Tiberius Caesar is A.D. What was a procurator jo
Procurators were given the task of keeping peace in troubled areas.
Why do they refuse to go into Pilates house
Because he is a gentile and contact with a gentile will make them unclean
The irony would not have been lost on the earliest readers of the gospel of John They won't go into the house of a gentile in fear of being unclean?
yet they are about to commit the most abominable sin imaginable, they were going to kill God
Pilate was appointed to be procurator by Tiberius Caesar is A.D. What was a procurator job
Procurators were given the task of keeping peace in troubled areas.
IN JUDICIAL MATTERS PROCURATOR HAD THE POWER OF what
Life and death
Why did pilate agree to crucifying an innocent man
intense political pressure he was already in trouble with the emperor Pilate's mentor a man named Sejanus had just been executed pilate was walking on an eggshell.
What happened to Pilate 3-4 years after Jesus's crucifixion
3-4 YEARS LATER PILATE IS REMOVED FROM HIS OFFICE AND EXILED
Roman Cohort is made of 600 Roman soldiers hw manny have been in praetorium only a fraction would have been in Praetorium
only a fraction would have been in Praetorium
Was Simons help to jesus and act of kindness?
Not likely the Bible said he was compelled
Was a fair possibility that Simon later became a Christian how do we know?
Mark identifies him as the father of Alexander and Rufus
What drink was the Jesus offered just before he was crucified called?
Myrrh
What has happened to the common understanding of crucifixion?
It has been romanticized and made to sound better than it was
Crucifixion was viewed with such horror that Roman citizens were exempt from it under what conditions only could a Roman citizen be crucified?
On order from the emporer himself
Why were Jews especially offended by crucifixion?
If you were crucified you were cursed they didn't want to be cursed
Why did the Jews insist in crucifixion in Jesus's case instead of a quicker simpler death?
They thought the people would be so repulsed by their crucified prophet they would never speak of him again
What was the shape of the cross?
A t not a T or an I
What was the final humiliation for crucifixion victims?
They were hanged naked
What time was Jesus crucified?
According to mark it is 9am
What did the darkness signify?
Gods judgement and displeasure
Why did Jesus utter this cry if desolation?
God is pronouncing judgment on him. The sins of the world are placed on him and God turned away
What prevents us from understanding the desperation of Jesus?
We can't understand divine relationship
What did Jesus mean when he said it is finished?
The work of redeeming mankind is finished by his death on the cross
How do we explain the difference in the attitude of the guard?
A different group of men they changed every 3-6 hours
Who were two unlikely men who "assumed" the body?
Joseph and Nicodemus
How long would it take to build a tomb in ancient times
month even years
Why were ancient tombs so expensive
It took lots of money and tools
What other expense do Joseph and nicodemus to bury Jesus?
75 pounds of spices
Joseph bought what
Tomb
Nicodemus bought what
Spices
Women also see Jesus buried why was this odd?
women's testimony was of no value
What was the last concern of the chief priest?
That Jesus body would be taken creating a hoax for the resurrection
Distinguish between resurrection and resuscitation?
Resuscitated people die again and must obey laws of time space and matter
Why does the stone roll away?
So witnesses could get in
Who is Blaise pascal?
Christian mathematician and philosopher
What was the Two robes one is Herod's probably a soldiers and Has a crown robe and scepter mockery of soldiers little do they know.
It was mockery of Jesus
How many strikes could a Roman citizen get
A Roman citizen could only be given 39 stripes by the lictor, no limit for others.
What was the public walk
Public walk was to be a humiliation and a spectacle
The Jewish authorities main problem
getting the death penalty for an innocent man
Pilates primary residence
Caeserea
Describe the complicated relationship between Jews and Pilate
pilate needed Jews to keep peace; Jews needed Pilate to issue death sentence
Why was Pilate in Jerusalem?
For the festival of the Passover
What was the Sanhedrin
was ruling council of the Jews they determined policy and adjudicated legal cases
How many witnesses are required for capital punishment
Two
What was the accusation of the first false witness?
He said Jesus said he would tear down temple and rebuild it in three days
Who is Jesus talking about when he says if you tear the temple down I will rebuild it in three days
He's talking about himself
How does Jesus compare to a temple
He connects us with god
Did Jesus say he was going to destroy the temple
No
How is Jesus a temple
As the Passover Lamb he is where people meet God
What did the stones in the temple say
GENTILE YOU ATE THE ONLY ONE TO BLAME FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE DEATH IF YOU STEP BEYOND THIS BOUNDARY!
What old lawyers trick did Caiaphus use
He said under oath if Jesus stayed silent he was admitting guilt
What happens if Jesus says no?
He gets out of trouble but he influence is gone if he says yes he is the kind of messiah that they think he is
How does Jesus answer besides yes or no?
he answers indirectly he is not a messiah in the way the think he is
What does Jesus answer mean
Jesus answer is both a revelation and a threat they would see him return a conquering messiah
Who hangs himself after betraying jesus
Judas
Who denied Jesus three times?
Peter
What effect does their abuse of Jesus have on Jews?
Confirms their belief that Jesus is just a man. Messiah would not allow this!
The Jewish authorities have found Jesus guilty in their courts, but
Pilate must ratify their sentence in order to have him crucified.
But they refuse to go into Pilates house according to John, why
To go into the house of a gentile was a serious offense, could result in defilement.
The irony would not have been lost on the earliest readers of the gospel of John They won't go into the house of a gentile in fear of being unclean
yet they are about to commit the most abominable sin imaginable, they were going to kill God
Pilate was appointed to be procurator by Tiberius Caesar is A.D. What was a procurator jo
Procurators were given the task of keeping peace in troubled areas.
Why do they refuse to go into Pilates house
Because he is a gentile and contact with a gentile will make them unclean
The irony would not have been lost on the earliest readers of the gospel of John They won't go into the house of a gentile in fear of being unclean?
yet they are about to commit the most abominable sin imaginable, they were going to kill God
Pilate was appointed to be procurator by Tiberius Caesar is A.D. What was a procurator job
Procurators were given the task of keeping peace in troubled areas.
IN JUDICIAL MATTERS PROCURATOR HAD THE POWER OF what
Life and death
Why did pilate agree to crucifying an innocent man
intense political pressure he was already in trouble with the emperor Pilate's mentor a man named Sejanus had just been executed pilate was walking on an eggshell.
What happened to Pilate 3-4 years after Jesus's crucifixion
3-4 YEARS LATER PILATE IS REMOVED FROM HIS OFFICE AND EXILED
Roman Cohort is made of 600 Roman soldiers hw manny have been in praetorium only a fraction would have been in Praetorium
only a fraction would have been in Praetorium
Was Simons help to jesus and act of kindness?
Not likely the Bible said he was compelled
Was a fair possibility that Simon later became a Christian how do we know?
Mark identifies him as the father of Alexander and Rufus
What drink was the Jesus offered just before he was crucified called?
Myrrh
What has happened to the common understanding of crucifixion?
It has been romanticized and made to sound better than it was
Crucifixion was viewed with such horror that Roman citizens were exempt from it under what conditions only could a Roman citizen be crucified?
On order from the emporer himself
Why were Jews especially offended by crucifixion?
If you were crucified you were cursed they didn't want to be cursed
Why did the Jews insist in crucifixion in Jesus's case instead of a quicker simpler death?
They thought the people would be so repulsed by their crucified prophet they would never speak of him again
What was the shape of the cross?
A t not a T or an I
What was the final humiliation for crucifixion victims?
They were hanged naked
What time was Jesus crucified?
According to mark it is 9am
What did the darkness signify?
Gods judgement and displeasure
Why did Jesus utter this cry if desolation?
God is pronouncing judgment on him. The sins of the world are placed on him and God turned away
What prevents us from understanding the desperation of Jesus?
We can't understand divine relationship
What did Jesus mean when he said it is finished?
The work of redeeming mankind is finished by his death on the cross
How do we explain the difference in the attitude of the guard?
A different group of men they changed every 3-6 hours
Who were two unlikely men who "assumed" the body?
Joseph and Nicodemus
How long would it take to build a tomb in ancient times
month even years
Why were ancient tombs so expensive
It took lots of money and tools
What other expense do Joseph and nicodemus to bury Jesus?
75 pounds of spices
Joseph bought what
Tomb
Nicodemus bought what
Spices
Women also see Jesus buried why was this odd?
women's testimony was of no value
What was the last concern of the chief priest?
That Jesus body would be taken creating a hoax for the resurrection
Distinguish between resurrection and resuscitation?
Resuscitated people die again and must obey laws of time space and matter
Why does the stone roll away?
So witnesses could get in
Who is Blaise pascal?
Christian mathematician and philosopher
What was the Two robes one is Herod's probably a soldiers and Has a crown robe and scepter mockery of soldiers little do they know.
It was mockery of Jesus
How many strikes could a Roman citizen get
A Roman citizen could only be given 39 stripes by the lictor, no limit for others.
What was the public walk
Public walk was to be a humiliation and a spectacle