I Appeal To Caesar!

teams which questioned, challenged and publicly rebuked Jesus during his ministry in the synagogues and towns of Judea and Galilee. “Each will give a brief description of Jesus’ statements and the harmful stories He told. Although hard to believe, these men are not fabricating the reports, each leader had at least two others with him.” As pre-arranged by Caiaphas, each key leader takes about ten minutes to describe his team’s noble efforts and the treacherous reactions of Jesus. Actually, the review of information is familiar to everyone in attendance, but the cumulative effect of hearing six established leaders reiterating the criticisms with deep emotion is most impressive. Saul, for instance, listens with interest, sympathizing more and more with the hostility and relating with the speakers, all of whom are his friends. The teams have been in a number of places, indicating Jesus had traversed all Israel in His ministry, and that would include visiting the majority if not all of the synagogues of Judea in the South and Galilee in the North. The phenomenal healing meetings had also attracted astounding crowds of people from several foreign countries. Jesus’ ministry performance is analyzed in the most negative terms and tones. Nothing positive is mentioned, in spite of all the heralded healings and marvelous things that had happened. A stranger could only conclude that Jesus had