CHAPTER XV.
1 _Jesus brought bound, and accused before Pilate_. 15 _Upon the
clamour of the common people, the murderer Barabbas is loosed, and
Jesus delivered up to be crucified_. 17 _He is crowned with thorns_,
19 _spit on, and mocked_ : 21 _fainteth in bearing his cross_ : 27
_hangeth between tw... [ Continue Reading ]
_Because it was the Parasceve_, _that is_, _the day before one
Sabbath._ The Greek is, _which is the Prosabbatum._ For _Parasceve_ is
the came as _Preparation._ Friday was so called because food and
things needful for the Sabbath were prepared upon it. Hence it was
called the _Pro-Sabbath_, _i.e._,... [ Continue Reading ]