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to bring this sordid episode to a dignified conclusion.
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But to the weak of mind,
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you create the appearance of fulfilling Isaiah!
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Do you not understand the issue here?
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What precisely was his crime?
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To preach that we should treat each other
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as we ourselves would wish to be treated?
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He was killed for the repeated blasphemy
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of claiming to be the messiah.
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- And if he was? - Then he is no more.
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Rome holds Judea loose in its hand
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only as long as the Sanhedrin is able to manage its people.