The AD33 crucifixion detail in Judea

[Crispvs]

Brian,

That must have been a very special experience. I would love to have seen it. I always feel privileged to be able to be part of the play in Leicester each year.
http://citc.dioceseofleicester.com/

Thanks for the Collossians reference Marcellus. I must admit to it being quite some time since I last read it and I had forgotten.


On the matter of claiming the title of Messiah there are one or two more refences which could be taken to support the Chief Priests' claim.

John states (Ch6, 15) "Jesus, as He realised they were about to come and take Him by force and make Him king, fled to the hills alone".
As the people could not make anyone king in the sense of of being the ruler of the country, this must be referring to being king in the sense of being the Messiah, but Christ was not prepared to be controlled by the people and there would have been the possibility that people might try to turn Him into a figurehead for rebellion in the style of someone like Simon of Perea in 4BC.

It might be worth noting here that John states (Ch 4, 40-42) that when He visited the Samaritan town of Sychar the people there acknowledged Jesus as the "Saviour of the World" (an appellation not so far from that of 'Messiah'). This may have been only a short time before the event mentioned in chapter 6.

Matthew also gives us a reference to Jesus being called the Messiah and appearing to acknowledge this.
Matthew Ch 24, 4-5 states: "And Jesus answered them, 'Take care that no one deceives you, because many will come in my name and saying, "I am the Christ," and they will deceive many."

Crispvs