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Of all the questions regularly asked about
Jesus, the question Why did Jesus die? must be
among the most frequent. It is certainly the
most fascinating. N. T. Wright, Historian
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The murder of Jesus was a vast conspiracy
involving Rome, Herod, the Gentiles, and the
Jewish Sanhedrin. It is significant that the
crucifixion of Christ is the only historical
event where all those factions worked together to
achieve a common goal. John MacArthur, The
Murder Of Jesus
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The most certain and well-attested fact about
Jesus of Nazareth is that he was tried, sentenced
and executed by the Roman procurator Pontius
Pilate on a charge of high treason. Albert
Nolan, Jesus Before Christianity
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It is no surprise, in view of his teachings and
actions, that Jesus was crucified. What is
surprising is that it did not happen sooner.
Ben Witherington III, Historian Theologian
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Jesus was condemned to death, not by the
irreligious and the uncivilized, but by the
highest representatives of Jewish religion and
Roman law. James Montgomery Boice
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What killed Jesus was not irreligion, but
religion itself not lawlessness, but precisely
the law not anarchy, but the upholders of
order. Martin Robinson, Historian
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Jesus evoked a good bit of hostility among some
of his contemporaries. In the end, some people
hated or feared him enough to have him killed.
We do not understand him unless we understand why
he had such enemies. William C. Placher, New
Testament Scholar
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Jesus seemed to specialize in using shock
therapy with the religious. He was fearless in
putting His divine finger on the faults of the
faithful. He did not sugarcoat His message.
Tom Hovestol, Extreme Righteousness Seeing
Ourselves in the Pharisees
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The Pharisees were good, faithful, religious
people of their day. And it is good, faithful,
religious people of every era who find themselves
in conflict with Jesus. Beverly Roberts
Gaventa
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If we acknowledge that the Pharisees were the
respectable, pious people of the time, then we
have to admit that Jesus had little patience with
respectable, pious people. William C.
Placher, New Testament Scholar
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It is curious that people who are filled with
horrified indignation whenever a cat kills a
sparrow can hear the story of the killing of God
told Sunday after Sunday and not experience any
shock at all. Dorothy Sayers
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Then the Pharisees called a meeting and
discussed plans for killing Jesus. Matthew
1214 (NLT)
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The Motive
The Conspiracy Theory
The Unusual Suspects
The Missing Body
The Death Wish
The Murder
The Set Up
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• WHO WERE THE PHARISEES?
• Back to the Bible movement.
• Learning and living Scripture more important that
  religious ritual.
• Many traditions to help adherents apply
  Scripture.
• Founded houses of study called Synagogues.
• A Holiness movement.
• Committed to living out what they believe.
• Evangelistic.
• Believed in the priesthood of all believers.
• Nice people and fine neighbours.

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For I tell you that unless your righteousness
surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers
of the law, you will certainly not enter the
kingdom of heaven. Matthew 520 (TNIV)
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When he said this, all his opponents were
humiliated, but the people were delighted with
all the wonderful things he was doing. Luke
1317 (TNIV)
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A more strict rule applies to the teachings of
scribes than to the teachings of Torah. The
Mishnah (Sanhedrin 113)
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Tradition tends to become sacrosanct, stealing
priority over Scripture. Tom Hovestol,
Extreme Righteousness Seeing Ourselves in the
Pharisees
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Theres something comfortable about reducing
Christianity to a list of dos and donts, whether
someones list comes from mindless fundamentalism
or mindless liberalism traditionalists always
know where they stand, and this helps reduce
anxiety. Dos-and-donts-ism has the advantage
that you dont need wisdom. You dont have to
think subtly or make hard choices. Robert C.
Roberts, Theologian
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You diligently study the Scriptures because you
think that in them you possess eternal life.
These are the very Scriptures that testify about
me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
John 539-40 (TNIV)
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If a man has gotten teachings of Torah, he has
gotten himself life eternal. The Mishnah
(Abot 27)
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Jesus answered I am the way and the truth and
the life. No one comes to the Father except
through me. John 146 (TNIV)
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Be on your guard against the yeast of the
Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke 121
(TNIV)
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The people of the cities hold them in the
highest esteem, because they both preach and
practise the very highest moral ideas.
Josephus, Antiquities 18.1.3
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Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead
judge correctly. John 724 (TNIV)
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God
Salvation
Jesus
Revelation
Us
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Then the Pharisees called a meeting and
discussed plans for killing Jesus. Matthew
1214 (NLT)
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Then the Pharisees called a meeting and
discussed plans for killing Jesus. Matthew
1214 (NLT)
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