This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...consultation of the Jewish Council; the haling of Jesus before Pilate; Pilate's leading question; the unanswered accusations against Jesus; the offered choice between Jesus and Barabbas; the malignant intrigue of the chief priests with the people leading to the demand for the crucifixion of Jesus; the long hesitancy of Pilate absolutely convinced of the innocence of Jesus, and his final weak compliance; and the delivery of Jesus into the hands of the soldiers who lead Him away to mock, smite and crucify Him. This makes a picture of all the greater vividness because of its brevity, each sentence setting forth a fresh advance in the movement of the tragic action. It is peculiar that Mark says not a word concerning the Trial of Jesus Before Herod, brought about by Pilate's learning that Jesus was a Galilean, and by trying to shirk responsibility. This is left for Luke (xxiii. 6-12) to record for the inquisitive Greek, always interested in the human touches connected with the historical incidents of the quarrel of the two rulers, and their strange reconciliation almost under the shadow of the Cross. There is not even a hint of this event, at the close of Mark xv. 5, where it belongs in the harmony of the Gospel narratives. Indeed, there is nothing in Mark's record to indicate that a Second Trial Before Pilate begins with xv. 6. The lesson of the Trials may be summed up in the rejection of Jesus and His claims by all to whom they were presented--the Jewish Sanhedrim and People, the Galilean King, and the Roman Governor and Soldiers. As there was no room for Him in the inn when He came into this lost world to save it, so after His career of self-sacrificing love and active beneficence there was no room for Him in His world. II. The subject of...