The High Priest had to do something about this rabble rouser. The High Priest takes the occasion to send Malchus to a traitor disciple named Judas, to set Jesus up (this is later why Judas kissed ...

This is Dutch artist Gerard van Honthorst’s depiction of Jesus appearing for his trial before High Priest Joseph ben Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin. Van Honthorst lived from 1592-1656. (Courtesy Photo) ...

The Gospel evidence is inconsistent. After his arrest, was Jesus brought before a council (the Synoptics) or just questioned by the high priest (John)? Is this session at night (Mark/Matthew, John) or ...

Altar servers are much more than “simple helpers of the parish priest,” John Paul II Aug. 1 at his 1,000th general audience. “Above all, you are servers of Jesus Christ, of the eternal High Priest,” ...

Jesus’ mercy is in his complete understanding of our hurt, not only in his ability to solve it. In this Close Reading series, biblical scholars reflect on a passage in their area of expertise that has ...

Pope John Paul II held his general audience Nov. 26 with several thousand pilgrims who gathered in Paul VI Hall. He continued his series of meditations on the psalms and canticles from the Liturgy of ...

The Epistle to the Hebrews joins the Revelation to John as the literature most intimidating to readers of the New Testament. With the Revelation the reader must endure its terrible splendor; with ...

Christ is Prophet. Christ is Priest. Christ is King. This three-fold division of the mediatorial work of Jesus Christ has become traditional in Protestant theology. The offices declare the ...

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