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. âA near disaster well handled, I think,â Pilate commented in self-congratulation.
âA near disaster, yes,â Claudia agreed.
Pilateâs continued praise of himself allowed Claudiaâs sarcasm to pass unnoticed. âI may wash my hands of those two idiots.â
Claudia saw Marcus giving directions regarding the prisoners and the sentries. When she spoke again, it was to say, âYou must learn the ways of the Jews.â
Shaking his head, Pilate countered, âThis is what I need to knowâhow 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.â
A servant announced, âCenturion Marcus Longinus is here to report.â
âLet him enter.â
Marcus spoke to Pilate, but his words were for Claudia. âYou are safe and well?â
âPerfectly,â Pilate said. âThere was never any real danger.â
âAnd the boy?â Marcus asked.
Claudia looked away. It was unlike Marcus to address himself to her in front of Pilate. âWell enough,â she returned.
âCaiaphas and Herod will both survive another day, it seems,â Marcus concluded.
Standing straighter in his pride, Pilate announced, âThey have been warned to keep their houses in order.â
âI heard them refer to another prophet in Galilee,â Marcus added. âFrom the Baptizer fellow out east, to this man in the north.â Claudia caught a look from Marcus and gave a quick nod in return. âThe 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.â
Pilate scoffed, âEscaped inmates from a leper colony and blind beggars are not an army. No threat to Rome.â
âThere are Zealots among them,â Marcus countered. âMy legionaries were . . . noticed.â
âThe Baptizer seems to be the root of all rebellion,â Pilate observed. âYou must go out to see him again. But this time, go as a common man, seeking answers from a prophet in these troubled times.â
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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