Christians, did you know the Last Supper/crucifixion story can't possibly be completely true?

Question

According to the gospels, Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane immediately after the Last Supper, was arrested there, taken to the Sanhedrin high priest's home and tried before the Sanhedrin there that night and condemned immediately to death.

This cannot POSSIBLY be true. First of all, it was against Mosaic law for any Jew to leave the house after Passover dinner. Jesus and his 3 apostles were all Jews, yet apparently they felt free to break Mosaic law.

Even assuming they did though, the Sanhedrin part is COMPLETE RUBBISH. Jewish law commanded that the Sanhedrin council ONLY met in the Temple Chamber, NEVER met at night, NEVER broke the law prohibiting activity on Passover (after dusk and the Passover meal Passover began), and ALWAYS waited 24 hours before handing down any punishment.

So how is it that the Sanhedrin, the Jews MOST zealously adherent to Mosaic law, would break not one, but FOUR of the laws governing them?

It's simply LUDICROUS to believe that story.

Really? There's more to the story? Well why don't you fill me in on what's missing that transforms the Sanhedrin from breaking 4 of their laws in the crucifixion story into obeying them?

Oh right, cuz it makes soooo much sense that right after getting humiliated and called hypocrites by him, they would go right out and prove him right! LOL SUUUUURE!

You Christians DO realize that the REASON they were pissed at him was because he was advocating easing off on the very laws which essentially cemented their stature, don't you? So yeah, they're just gonna up and say woopsie, we're gonna trash our images cuz of this one illiterate country preacher! RIIIIGHT!

Is that how it works in today's society? Do most people at the top of the totem pole just up and trash their precious images which they've worked so hard to achieve? DUHHH NO! But oh yeah, it was sooo much different back then! LOL!

Oh yeah, the character of Pilate as portrayed by the gospels bears no resemblance to the Pilate recorded by Josephus and other historians of the period. The gospel Pilate is portrayed as an unwilling participant in Jesus' death, wanting to release him but finally deferring pliantly to the Jews. Yet Josephus and other historians recorded him as a murderous, corrupt, inhumane ruler who would kill uncondemned people and who had nothing but contempt for Jews. See, the real reason Pilate is portrayed that way in the gospels was to placate Rome so the Romans didn't get riled up any more than they were at the Christians.

And this idea that the Sanhedrin acted illegally because Jesus had the people on his side and they were afraid of him? Oh okay, then why did all these people who were on Jesus' side all of a sudden flip flop at the drop of a hat and riotously demand he be executed instead of Barabbas? RIIIIGHT, that makes sense! LOL!

If you people had ANY appreciation for history outside of what the self-serving Bible spoonfed you, you'd readily see the glaring contradictions in the fableized Jesus story.

Answer 1

It is well known that the trial was convened illegally. They had such a passionate hate for Jesus that it was no problem for them, plus they were notoriously hypocritical. I am also not sure about Him leaving the house though, I bet that it was a man made law that God has no problem ignoring. Jesus also offended the pharisees by "breaking" the way that they kept the sabbath. They followed men's rules. Jesus follows His own.

Answer 2

Cross reference the Last Supper with John 13, and you will find that Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples before the actual Passover. So the prohibition against leaving the house after the meal did not apply.

It was because the Passover was about to begin that Pilate ordered the legs of the others broken so that they would all be dead and taken down before the feast. So the crucifixion had to be BEFORE the Passover.

Secondly, the fact is that the trial happened at night to limit participation to those who were opposed to Jesus. You are correct the the trial was illegal. Wrong time, and wrong place. And during the trial the high priest struck Jesus - another illegal action. That is the POINT of the story - the trail and execution were illegal. That is how strong their hatred from Jesus was.

They attempted to cover that action by trying him again just after daybreak. Jesus actually had six different trials. (3 from the Jews, 2 before Pilate and 1 before Herod). None were able to find a legal reason to sentence him.

Answer 3

That's because there were really six trials of Jesus. The trial at night by the Sanhedrin is described in John, and the daytime Sanhedrin trial is described by Mark. The third trial in noted in Luke. The trial befor the Romans is mentioned in John. There was another trial before Herod, and another before Pilate again. You can read all about it on the link below.

And yes, the Sanhedrin did break the law by having a trial at night. That's why Jesus wasn't allowed to have witnesses even though He asked for them. The daytime trial was an attempt to make what they did seem legal. They knew what they were doing was wrong. But since there was no higher authority under Jewish law they didn't have to answer to anybody.

Answer 4

Please read the gospel of Luke, chapter22, verses 47-71 & chapter 23, verses 1-47. When Jesus was arrested, he was taken to the HOUSE of the high priest. When it became day, He was brought before the council. He was hung on the cross about noon , the day turned dark & stayed that way about 3 hrs.
He didn't go to pray in the garden directly after the Last Supper either. He spoke first with the desciples & even settled an argument. This info is all in the Bible. I study in the Good News Bible & that is only 1 interpretation but the New Revised Standard version says the same. You see, you are the one who is mistaken in your "facts"., not us.

Answer 5

Jesus thought the Sanhedrin and the Pharisees were hypocrites and told them to their faces. Jesus had a large following, which intimidated them. So, yes, because they were hypocrites and greedy for money, power and the lifestyle they had become use to, they broke the law. You didn't read to well, because it pretty much is pointed out in the Bible. another point, prophecy in the OT said that Jesus would not have a fair trial.

Answer 6

"hell" : Wasn't it also, written in the Mosaic Law, i.e.: The 10 Commandments - that " You Shall Not Murder" - correct ?
Pontius Pilate replied: " I find nothing wrong in this man that he should be crucified" ! The Jews replied: "Let Barabbas go free and crucify the man called Jesus" !!!
Simply LUDICROUS too NOT believe THAT story from the Holy Bible !!!

Answer 7

Jesus was raised Jewish as a child; however, was not practising by His adulthood. He did all sorts of things that the Pharisee's didn't agree with like heal and pick wheat on the Sabbath.

The New Testament is just as true as the Old Testament; it's the Word of God.

Answer 8

The Sanhedrin wanted to be rid of Jesus therefore for them breaking the commandments was for them a necessity to get rid of their troublemaker. Many people did things that were against their nature. Centurions were executed if they fell asleep on duty, yet they admitted they fell asleep risking death.

Answer 9

Actually it's ludicrous for you to believe it at this point in your life. But stop wasting your time trying to convert those of us who do believe. Nothing you say or think will change the reality of God, which I have to tell you, is about faith - NOT PROOF OR SCIENTIFIC LOGIC.
You have a simple choice when it comes to God, you can either try a faith walk, or you can spend the remainder of your life on earth asking the same questions over and over. Blessings to you.

Answer 10

I have always been taught, as a Christian, that the trial was illegal according to Jewish law, because it was held at night.