JESUS BEFORE THE
SANHEDRIN
Tuesday of Holy Week
Read Matthew 26:57-75.
Why do you think Peter followed Jesus? Do you think Peter carried out the intentions
he had when he entered the courtyard?
Imagine the whole conversation taking place in the courtyard. What would you have said if you had been
there?
Notes on the text:
Caiaphus would have been elected high priest by lot and
served as such for a year. His
father-in-law Annas, who had previously served as high priest, figures prominently
in John and Luke’s records of Jesus’ trial before the Sanhedrin.
According to Jewish law, Jesus’ trial, as reported by
Matthew, was illegal. It was held on a
feast day and at night, and the verdict was pronounced in the same session in
which testimony was given. However, some
debate whether the laws, still an oral tradition during the 1st
century, were actually observed in Jesus’ day.
Jesus’ response, “you have said so,” in verse 64 is the same
response given to Judas in 26:25. Again,
this phrase indicates the one asking already knows the answer is yes. Jesus also paraphrases Psalm 110:1 and Daniel
7:13 in this verse.
Blasphemers were to be stoned to death according to
Leviticus 24:10-16.
Verse 73: Peter was easily identified as a Galilean by his
accent.
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