It's only in the Garden of Gethsemane, when Judas and the Roman soldiers arrive to arrest Jesus, that the early community -- the disciples of men and women, the first church -- finally come to ...

Mark and Matthew describe it as from “the chief priests,” but John adds “soldiers” (Romans). Since Pilate effectively appointed the high priest, and since they had a durable working relationship, the ...

It should be remembered that Passover, the celebration of freedom from foreign domination, brought thousands of Jewish pilgrims to Roman-dominated Jerusalem. It was a volatile time. Jesus was ...