Behold the Man by Bodie & Brock Thoene

Behold the Man by Bodie & Brock Thoene

Author:Bodie & Brock Thoene
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2016-01-31T16:00:00+00:00


Pilate and Claudia were in their apartments when the alarm sounded. Emerging onto a balcony, they saw the pursuit in the streets. “A near disaster well handled, I think,” Pilate commented in self-congratulation.

“A near disaster, yes,” Claudia agreed.

Pilate’s continued praise of himself allowed Claudia’s sarcasm to pass unnoticed. “I may wash my hands of those two idiots.”

Claudia saw Marcus giving directions regarding the prisoners and the sentries. When she spoke again, it was to say, “You must learn the ways of the Jews.”

Shaking his head, Pilate countered, “This is what I need to know—how to keep the Zealots under control and how to keep the high priest and Herod squabbling among themselves until we can depose them both and install a new high priest and Jewish king.”

A servant announced, “Centurion Marcus Longinus is here to report.”

“Let him enter.”

Marcus spoke to Pilate, but his words were for Claudia. “You are safe and well?”

“Perfectly,” Pilate said. “There was never any real danger.”

“And the boy?” Marcus asked.

Claudia looked away. It was unlike Marcus to address himself to her in front of Pilate. “Well enough,” she returned.

“Caiaphas and Herod will both survive another day, it seems,” Marcus concluded.

Standing straighter in his pride, Pilate announced, “They have been warned to keep their houses in order.”

“I heard them refer to another prophet in Galilee,” Marcus added. “From the Baptizer fellow out east, to this man in the north.” Claudia caught a look from Marcus and gave a quick nod in return. “The whole country is stirring. Everyone is following after this new fellow named Jesus. The blind . . . the lame. Lepers. We saw them all flocking the roads to hear him preach.”

Pilate scoffed, “Escaped inmates from a leper colony and blind beggars are not an army. No threat to Rome.”

“There are Zealots among them,” Marcus countered. “My legionaries were . . . noticed.”

“The Baptizer seems to be the root of all rebellion,” Pilate observed. “You must go out to see him again. But this time, go as a common man, seeking answers from a prophet in these troubled times.”

Pilate was very pleased with himself, Claudia saw with a rush of anxiety. It was at times like this that Pilate created more difficulties for himself and everyone around him.



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