Posted: Apr 02, 2010 10:29 am
me:i also read that the gospel stories of caiphus are almost universally considered to be invented by new testament scholars. the quote that stands out is "caiphus meeting with jesus during passover would be like the supreme court meeting on christmas eve to discuss a parking ticket".
tim:
That's a quote from who, exactly? Rabble rousing during Passover with Pontius Pilate camped on your doorstep is hardly the equivalent of a "parking ticket", so whoever that's a quote from they don't seem to have much of a clue.
kristi copeland, standford, in "who framed jesus"
she said it because jesus' little disturbance in the temple was about as minor as a parking ticket. you dont assemble the highest body to settle a few tossed over tables, or so she thinks. and there is no way the sanhedrin would be trying jesus at night, on the sabbath, during passover.
james charlesworth of princeton says the same thing. and if there is little plausible reason to believe jesus even had a trial, what reason is there to believe the priest even knew about him? little, because even if the temple tantrum happened, it still would not have gotten the attention of the priests, since jesus would have been inconspicuous in such a dense crowd as the temple during passover. and the priests would not have tried him on the sabbath during passover anyways.
and the only fact all four gospels agree on is that jesus was sent to pilate. they disagree about the sanhedrin and caiaphas. so it seems, again, that the most plausible explanaition is that the romans killed him and the priests had little to do with it. this is backed up by jesus telling his disciples at the last supper to buy a sword in the gospel of luke. it seems like jesus was more a threat to pilate than caiaphas. and the fact that john has jesus going to the temple to turn tables three years before his death shows that in this version anyways the priests didnt take much notice of him. so again, it seems the biblical evidence does not point to the priests.
and in conclusion, that's why i first said "it is unlikely caiaphus has anything to do with it". and now to quote tim, "over to you. make it good"
