Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: tblake@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (Tom Blake) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Re^4: Campus Crusade Message-ID: Date: 4 Jun 91 03:48:16 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: SUNY Binghamton Lines: 21 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , math1h3@JANE.UH.EDU (David H. Wagner) writes: |>You can't convince me, BTW, that the Romans perceived Jesus as a political |>threat. The Sanhedrin wanted his head because they thought Jesus would |>lead people astray (i.e., a religious threat) and that, incidentally, |>would decrease their political power. Pilate crucified Jesus because he |>was afraid of the Jewish leadership, not because he was afraid of a 'king' |>whose 'kindom is not of this world'. Indeed, the Jews were mounting a resistance effort, and this Jesus person was teaching things like... "If a man asks you to go with him one mile, go with him two. If someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn and offer him your left. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." Personally, if I were in Pilate's shoes, I'd be rooting for Jesus. If Pilate could lend power to Jesus, and take power from the council, I suspect he'd do it. (Assuming he thought he could get away with it.) Tom Blake SUNY-Binghamton