Jesus Was Crucified Because His Disciples Were Armed?

[Viggen]

...here is some controversy...

 

 

Was Jesus crucified because his disciples were armed? According to a “scholarly analysis” of New Testament books by a religious studies professor, this could be why the crucifixion of Jesus Christ really took place. In a report published by Newsweek magazine, Dale Martin of Yale University states that this is an often overlooked part of stories about Jesus in the gospels. Martin says that “the man of Nazareth was not the pacifist he’s usually made out to be.” The books of Mark and Luke state that at least one or more of of Jesus’ followers was carrying a sword when Jesus was arrested after the Last Supper, during the Jewish Passover. Martin says that disciple Simon Peter used his sword to cut off the ear of one of the people arresting Jesus, according to the Gospel of John.

 

via Inquisitr

 

 

 

[caldrail]

I'm niot suprised to hear that Jesus and his followers were more like trouble makers than saintly devotees, but why was jesus crucified and not his men, if violence against the state was an issue? This argument is an old one. The execution of Jesus alone has interesting implications (and tragic ones in later times), not least those connected with Judas.

[Onasander]

No.

 

I doubt the Romans were so fearful of their own legal system that they had to skew their own intentions by nailing militant cult leader (as this article supposes) via trumped up charges.

 

I'm trusting in the competency as well of every ancient Anti Christian or Pagan apologist in antiquity would of siezed on this as well.

 

Knives would of been very common, for eating utensils to food. Countryside had wild predators. Roman legions cant ride with every merchant. The Romans were unlikely the only ones policing as well.... whats the point pf keeping a guy like herod around if he doesn't supply conplamentry muscle under Rome's guidance? Just a figurehead parasite sucking up the tax base.

 

I won't begin to deny or affirm if Jesus kept his band partially armed, it's pragmatic and wise. I've been attacked by a black bear camping (got pics), having a machete on hand for just such a case didn't imply I was plotting to overthrow the state.