The Crucifixion of Jesus The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is recorded in four different books of the New Testament; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The four of these stories are the same and very different at the same time, each telling generally the same story with differences and focus on different aspects of each. Of the four the telling that speaks the most to me falls between the telling by Matthew and the telling of Luke but after a second reading and more reflection the story that really spoke the deepest to me was that of Luke. The story of Jesus’ crucifixion in Luke starts at 22:39 with Jesus on the Mount of Olives praying when an angel comes from heaven to give him strength. Then at Luke 22:47, Judas comes with the crowd, he attempts
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Pilate did not want to crucify Jesus, he even sends him to Herod at 23:6 to take the decision from him because the Jews were only out for Jesus’ blood. Herod, although he mocked him, he found no reason to crucify him, passing the decision back to Pilate. Pilate still not wanting to crucify Jesus attempted to compromise with the Jews offering to flog him and then release him. The Jews only wanted him dead. This bothered me more than anything up to this point. I of course knew what was going to happen but, Jesus was “the King of the Jews” and to have your own people be so full of jealous and hate to want you dead when those who are not your own people do not is horrible. But, what really touched me the most about the story (the whole reason this was the story which speaks the most to me), was the second criminal who is crucified with Jesus. While the first criminal “kept deriding” Jesus the second criminal rebuked him saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Then at 23:42 he says, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus, in his greatness and his glory, even at his death replies, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in
Pilate did not want to crucify Jesus, he even sends him to Herod at 23:6 to take the decision from him because the Jews were only out for Jesus’ blood. Herod, although he mocked him, he found no reason to crucify him, passing the decision back to Pilate. Pilate still not wanting to crucify Jesus attempted to compromise with the Jews offering to flog him and then release him. The Jews only wanted him dead. This bothered me more than anything up to this point. I of course knew what was going to happen but, Jesus was “the King of the Jews” and to have your own people be so full of jealous and hate to want you dead when those who are not your own people do not is horrible. But, what really touched me the most about the story (the whole reason this was the story which speaks the most to me), was the second criminal who is crucified with Jesus. While the first criminal “kept deriding” Jesus the second criminal rebuked him saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.” Then at 23:42 he says, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus, in his greatness and his glory, even at his death replies, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in