Thursday, May 23, 2013

Who betrayed Jesus?

The word “betrayed” is a little misleading, according to one view of the events:  if one believes that the events were preordained and part of the “plan” of the Deity, then all the actions of Peter, Pontius Pilate, and others can be seen in a different light.  But given the political situation in the Roman-occupied areas of Jerusalem, the “betrayal” might be seen as the result of the Jewish leaders at the time.  But they had very little actual power in these situations.  As for Judas and the thirty pieces of silver, this “betrayal” was only the pointing out to the Roman authorities which of the group in the garden of Gesthemene was Jesus, the leader of the apostles (not necessarily familiar to the soldiers by sight).  Another “betrayal” can be seen in Pilate’s poor judgment in releasing Barabbas instead of Jesus, although the actual Jewish population cried out for Barabbas.  This “betrayal” is encapsulated in Lord Francis Bacon’s comment:  “What is truth, said Pontius Pilate and did not stay for an answer.”  Finally, Peter's denial of Jesus' friendship, which was predicted, might be seen as a temporary "betrayal."

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