It seems evident that the aggressiveness of the has subsided, since in October AD 32 the Messiah Jesus was obliged to hide in order to avoid , and now he moves about freely and will even begin a dialogue with some .
We have already explained the reasons that lead us to consider a radical change of strategy in the camp of the .
Indeed, in October the situation was so explosive that the unity of the group was beginning to crack, and rather than risk an internal division, the leaders of the preferred to use legal channels to eliminate the Messiah Jesus. The are now looking for incriminating evidence in order to accuse him before the and condemn him.
We will see that in reality these religious authorities do not fully control their followers, who do not necessarily understand this sudden change of strategy, since they will once again seek to stone the Messiah Jesus (John 10.31), as we will see in the study of pericope PER260 : Attempted assassination.
It should be noted that if members of the people carried out the of the Messiah Jesus, the reputation of the remained intact. However, there remained a significant risk of riot.
During this Feast of Dedication on December 15, AD 32, the Messiah Jesus moves freely in the temple. We believe that the Master knew of the desire of the to drag him before the . This is what will happen on April 1, AD 33. But the incriminating evidence will not be admissible and they will be forced to call false witnesses.
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