It is very early in the morning on Thursday of Passion Week and Jesus has already faced a gauntlet of three inquisitions or trials before the Jews and is about to face the same before the Gentiles; what does this remind us about the sound rejection of God’s King and His kingdom by the kingdoms…
Having appeared first before Annas, and then Caiaphas and select members of the Sanhedrin to decide upon the charges to have Him put to death, Jesus has now been judged guilty by a formal gathering of the ruling Council convened at the break of day for that purpose. It was Thursday of Passion week, and…
As day was breaking on Thursday morning of Passion week Jesus was hastened to a meeting of the ruling body of the Jews by Annas and Caiaphas. A speedy show-trial was necessary to satisfy their punctilious devotion to the law, and to fill up the full measure of their hypocrisy in condemning Jesus on trumped…
Whereas Mathew and Mark emphasized Jesus’ interrogation during the night where His guilt was predetermined, and John—who wrote after the other gospels had already reported the essential account—added the initial examination with Annas to emphasize his role in the injustice, Luke emphasized the official trial before the Sanhedrin. It was a kangaroo court convened at…
Thursday morning of Passion Week was now dawning. Earlier that night Jesus had been arrested in the Garden of Gethsemane and brought for interrogation to the palace of the high priest. Having appeared first before Annas and then before Caiaphas and his cronies, they had settled upon the charges they would present before a formal…
After being arrested in the garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives Jesus was interrogated first by Annas, the former high priest who still wielded the power of the office due to his respected age, and then by his son-in-law Caiaphas who was the acting high priest. They were looking for, and had now…
In the wee hours of Thursday morning while Jesus was being interrogated by Caiaphas and his yes-men from the Sanhedrin, Peter was facing his own interrogation of sorts by the servants and officers gathered in the courtyard of the high priest’s palace. But whereas Jesus, strengthened by His prayer in the garden, had the wisdom…
In the very early morning hours on Thursday of passion week Jesus was subjected to an inquisition led by Caiaphas, the high priest. Having just arrested Him in the middle of the night, they were looking for whatever grounds they could dredge up to deliver Him to the Romans and have Him put to death. …
In the very early morning hours on Thursday of Passion week Jesus was found guilty by Caiaphas and supporting members of the Sanhedrin whom he could count upon to follow his lead for what he and his father-in-law Annas advocated was the greater good of the nation (see Joh 11:49-50), but that was actually motivated…
In the very early morning hours on Thursday of Passion week, before the sun had risen, Jesus was interrogated by Caiaphas, the acting High Priest, after being taken first to Annas, his father-in-law, who was the former high priest, and who as his elder still wielded the power of the office. Jesus’ teaching and cleansing…