Sanhedrin

Matthew chapter 27 records the trial and death of Christ. Needless to say, Jesus’ death was a monumental event in history. There were several things in the events of his arrest, trial, and death that are very noteworthy. Also, the theological significance of His death is worthy of review and contemplation. The arrest of Jesus Christ is a tale of deep betrayal. Judas Iscariot, a member of the original twelve disciples, was contacted by Caiaphas the high priest. Judas was contracted for thirty…

Genesis 2:18 says “It is not good for a man to be alone; I will make a fitting helper for him”. Regarding this, divorce is permitted in Jewish law, though is very frowned upon, and sometimes shunned, as it is believed to be against God’s wishes. Sanhedrin (22a) says “Even God shares a tear when anyone divorces his wife”. A Jewish bill of divorce is referred to as a ‘get’, and all a man had to do to make the divorce legal was hand a get to his wife. A woman on the other hand could only appeal to…

Temple Mount Jerusalem has long been referred to as one of the most holy geographical locations on Earth and home to the sacred Temple Mount. Temple Mount has served as a central location for religious worship to numerous different religions and rulers, yet despite this unity, it has caused much separation throughout the land. The history of the Temple Mount dates back to a time filled with religion, bloodshed, and conflict and has continued this pattern century after century. Permanently…

The story portrays this when the Singer is speaking to his mother about how he will suffer and die on “The Wall”, an allusion to crucifixion. (Pg 44 &45) A more eccentric allusion to the suffering servant is when the Keepers of the Ancient Ways (Sanhedrin)crush both of the Singer’s…

But the king deprived Joseph of the high priesthood, and bestowed the succession to that dignity on the son of Ananus, who was also himself called Ananus... Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; so he assembled the Sanhedrin of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James, and some others; and when he had formed an accusation against them as breakers of the law, he delivered them to be stoned. This account of Christ…

A Time to Live and a Scheduled Time to Die How ironic that Shirley Jackson in 1948 created a story that illustrated mankind’s compulsion to create ceremonies that would endanger the lives of their inhabited populace. What’s so alarming is that this practice is still carried out today in remote parts of the world. Indigenous tribes and self-established societies in the Far East and the Amazons continue to bedazzle and amaze the advanced civilized world whenever they are found. Most civilized…

In any popular system of morality, there exist a variety of stories detailing the lives and actions of paragons of virtue and dastardly villains. These tales, in combination with the prescribed interpretations of them, provide examples by which the indoctrinated can base their own personal images of morality without muddling through the actual creed of their system. In this way, the moral system can be opened up to the masses without forcing the target population to endure a detailed and lengthy…

Lord snatched Philip away; …”, the Holy Spirit is seen at work with Philip’s meeting with the eunuch, Also, Acts 4: 8 - “Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, ‘Rulers of the people and elders, …” tells us that Peter confronts the Sanhedrin “filled with the…

The population of Christians in Singapore is alive and well, and is a result of great growth within the last forty plus years, but based upon the foundation of those who laid the early groundwork of faith. It is said that “In 2000, The Protestants numbered some 245,000 comprising almost ten percent of the total resident population.” This is a great increase from three decades earlier. At that time there were only a miniscule amount of Christians inhabiting this land, to the point that the…

After the commotion settled, Paul left his disciples and went towards Macedonia and finally ended up in Greece. He left for Macedonia again after learning that some Jews were plotting against him. He was accompanied by many people, and they sailed from Philippi after the Festival of Unleavened Bread, and 5 days later, went to Troas. On the first day of the week of bread baking, Paul told the people that he had to leave. He talked that entire night, and a man called Eutychus fell asleep and fell…