claim that he was unjustly hostile toward Jews. Jewish leaders took Jesus before Pilate. They said Jesus claimed to be The Messiah (King of Jews) and charged him with treason. Pilate discovered Jesus was from Galilee and sent him to Herod Antipas, Galilean ruler. Herod mocked Jesus and sent him back to Pilate. It was custom for the Roman governor to release one Jewish prisoner at the Passover season. Pilate took Jesus and another condemned Jew, Barabbas, onto the palace steps and told the crowd to
• The Shadow of the Galilean by Gerd Theissen is a fictional narrative about a Jewish merchant, Andreas, searching for information about a group of people known as Essenes, John the Baptist, and Jesus of Nazareth. While traveling through Jerusalem Andreas was imprisoned by the Romans thinking he was a part of a demonstration against Polite when his mission was to find Jesus. Andreas writes, “I never met Jesus on my travels through Galilee. I just found traces of him everywhere: anecdotes and stories
The life of Jesus is one that is often discussed and debated among scholars and authors since the time Jesus walked this earth. Gerd Theissen’ s work, Shadow of the Galilean, takes the unique perspective of a grain merchant who has been enlisted by Pilate to find out information on various religious sects and report back to him. After Andreas, the grain merchant’s, first report he is given the task of finding out more about this Jesus who is gaining quite a following. Pilate and the Romans want to
In The Shadow the Galilean, the reader follows the thoughts and actions of a fictional Jewish man named Andreas. The book begins with Andreas being imprisoned by Roman officials for accidently attending an anti-Roman demonstration. The reader finds out that Andreas has connections with anti-Roman friends such as a Zealot named Barabbas, but that he is completely innocent otherwise. Although the Romans find Andreas innocent through their interrogations, Pilate decides to blackmail Andreas in order
Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem to a virgin named Mary (Luke 1-2 New International Version). Throughout the Old Testament of the Bible, there are many prophecies explaining what Jesus was meant and going to do on this Earth. Jesus had to fulfill each one to become the Savior of the Earth. When Jesus was in his 30s, He started to preach, create miracles, and explain the new ways and rules of how to live (Luke New International Translation). The four gospels in the Bible teach us that Jesus never
Guillaume de Croÿ commissioned the painting “Christ before Pilate, with Christ Led to Annas, the Mocking of Christ, the Denial by Peter, and Christ led to Caiaphas”, by The Master of the Beigham Altarpiece, in 1520. The painting stands almost 7 feet tall and 4 feet wide and was originally an altarpiece . Unlike the majority of the altarpieces made during the Renaissance the painting does not contain a significant religious message; instead it holds a political message. The commissioner of the painting
Who is Pontius Pilate? When most people hear his name, they immediately think he is the man who was responsible for Jesus’ death. Other people may think about his name mentioned in the Apostle's Creed. One critic and scholar of theology, Warren Carter, believes Pilate “was weak and manipulated” (Carter 2). In his book, Pontius Pilate: Portraits of a Roman Governor, Carter argues that Pilate is an “innocent man,” (Carter 2) and therefore, he should not be viewed as a negative figure. In contrast
The passage in Luke starts mid-story as Jesus has overcome Satan in the desert and started his ministry. He has so far performed a miracle of catching fish, and healed a man with leprosy. His reputation was spreading quickly and many came to hear Jesus speak and be healed of their diseases. The passage Luke 5:17-26 is an introduction to the continued conflict Jesus has with the Pharisees and Scribes. It is the first time mentioned in Luke that they come to listen to him speak and they don’t approve
In the novel A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, Gene and Finny have boarding school experiences during World War II. Finny helps Gene mature throughout the story. Finny is an archetypal Jesus because of he preaches his ideas to his peers, his death is similar to Jesus’s, and his charismatic personality. One reason Finny is an archetypal Jesus is because Finny preaches his ideas to his peers. For example, Finny invents a game called blitzball after being disappointed by other sports. “Blitzball was
with an interesting author’s preface that explains the book. In the preface, Longenecker explains that this book is about Antipas, who is mentioned once in the book of revelations of the bible, and that this work is fictional. He also illustrates that this story is a reconstruction of Antipas’ life in his final years. It is also explained how Antipas got his name from Herod Antipas. The preface goes on to explain that although this work is fiction, it is based upon extensive research of the author about