RE
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JERUSALEM HERALD - 5
“Cultural
Phenomenon”
'Enchants the
‘Masses - But
Fails His
Followers
With what some have described
‘as a most “triumphal entry”
into Jerusalem last Sunday, the
widely known yet enigmatic
Jesus of Nazareth arrived in
the Marketplace with fanfare
and celebration. Townspeople
and visitors alike chanted
“Jesus — Hosanna” as miracles
of healing (seemingly) took
place before their eyes.
And yet, before the Friday
evening sound of the shofar,
this same heralded conquering
“Redeemer” himself was
“conquered by the cruel twist of
a fickle public who branded
him a blasphemer.
Did the masses forget their
awe at the miracles? Did they
determine him to be possessed
by the same devil that he cast
out of others? How could he
heal others and yet not come
down from his own cross?
This may remain just a curious
footnote in our history.
Astonished crowds swarm around Jesus to witness the ‘miracles’.
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Pilate angrily washes his hands of the “Jesus Issue”
Today’s News Quote:
“ot is pretty much
a cultural phenomenon;
he (Jesus) went from adored
miracle worker to shunned
martyr in less than one week!
He was the talk of the entire nation.
And now, we will never
hear of him again. a
--Skep Teckle
The Sounding of
the Sabbath
(For the many Greek visitors to
our area during this season, we
continue in our series of educa-
tional trivia regarding the
customs of the Hebrew ‘nation’.)
In the photo above, a Yemenite
Jew of Jerusalem, draped in the
‘talith’ — the customary prayer
shawl — announces the ap-
proach of the Sabbath on Friday
evening by blowing a very long
curved ram’s horn.
Days later, some of those same crowds agonize at the crucifixion.
“] Give Him Over to You!” - Pilate
A frustrated Governor Pontius Pilate figuratively washed the blood
of controversial rebel-rouser Jesus of Nazareth off his own hands,
giving the responsibility of his death sentence to the unruly crowd
that had gathered early Friday morning at the Governor’s palace.
The Governor had tried to avoid the confusing confrontation
during his visit, insisting that King Herod should preside over this
Jewish matter. Jesus was returned to Pilate, who then presented
the decision of the man’s fate to the people.
A spokesman for the Governor reported that Pilate had intended
this visit to his vacation home to be a break from the life-changing
political issues he regularly faces. “Instead” he says “his time was
interrupted with much ado about nothing.”
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