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Jesus was accused of being:
A magician,
A false prophet,
A political Messiah.What were they frightened of?
The priests were afraid of losing their authority.
The Jerusalem crowd were afraid of those pesky northerners taking over their city.
Pilate was afraid because he could not categorise him. Jesus was clearly not a rebel, but neither was he insane.
all knew Jesus hadn’t done anything wrong …. but all were afraid they would lose something if Jesus remained – priests/ authority + Pilate angry mob/ (more insurrection) & when Jesus was claimed King of the Jews he feared this would upset Caesar and he worried for his own position. etc + crowd were Jerusalem residents not outsiders (unlike Palm Sunday crowds)and did not want outsider (Jesus) to take over Jerusalem + Peter / prison .
Why hadn’t Jesus converted more people in Jerusalem into his followers the way he had converted outsiders? … need more discussion
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