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of Scripture, they were fixed on the external level of the appearance of behavior. From this legalistic perspective, the Sabbath was a holy day, and on it all work was prohibited and was therefore automatically judged to be sinful. According to some of the strict interpretations, it was even considered unlawful to show mercy and caring for the sick on the Sabbath. But at the same time, the orthodox understanding of the Law deemed animal sacrifice at the Temple to be acceptable at this day. Jesus spoke out strongly against this hypocrisy, and thus threatened and enraged the leaders of the Jewish Temple.
Furthermore, Jesus committed the ultimate blasphemy by referring to himself as the son of God, when these words were taken out of context and understood from a literalistic and legalistic mindset. To many of the Jewish leaders this was high heresy. All of these attitudes, and suspicions combined together to trigger an uproar among the orthodox people.
The Evening of Life
There were many people who were jealous of Jesus' popularity with the masses. At the time of the Passover20 holiday, according to the custom, Jews from all over Israel, and even from the nearby lands of the diaspora (dispersion), gathered in
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