{"product_id":"2940001050025","title":"The trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ of Nazareth","description":"Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.\u003cbr\u003eThis is an OCR edition with typos.\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt from book:\u003cbr\u003eLECTURE II THE TRIAL AND CONDEMNATION \" When a judge decides not according to truth he makes the majesty of God to depart from Israel. But if he judges according to truth—were it only for one hour—it is as if he established the whole world, for it is in judgment that the Divine Presence in Israel has its habitation.\" Having secured their Victim the \" officers from the chief priests and Pharisees,\" followed by Simon Peter and another disciple, re- crossed the Wady Kidron, and ascending the steep pitch that led to the Temple enclosure, took Him straightway to Annas the ex-high priest, who was father-in-law to Caiaphas the high priest de facto. Annas ben Seth, the ninth high priest, dating from the reign of Herod, was appointed to that office in the year 7 A.d. by Quirinius. In the year 16 A.d., soon after the accession of the Emperor Tiberius, he was summarily deposed by the Procurator Valerius Gratus, the predecessor of PontiusPilate, for exceeding the powers permitted to the Sanhedrin, and executing several Jewish prisoners without first obtaining a warrant from the Roman governor. He was an enormously wealthy Sadducee, and having innumerable kinsmen in the Sanhedrin, besides five immediate relations who at one time or other held the Pontificate, was a personage exercising great influence in Jerusalem. He is said to have been a keen intriguer, and after his deposition to have meddled considerably in affairs pertaining to the high priesthood.1 Josephus says that not only did he manage to get five of his sons appointed high priests in succession, but that he also contrived to hold all the important and lucrative posts in the Temple itself. Certain it is that he and his family monopolised the sale of all the materials required for the offerings and sacrifices. These we...","brand":"J. Murray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071834734832,"sku":"2940001050025","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940001050025","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}