Conversation Among Two Pharisees
"This spectacle disturbs me," Amos says. He looks out over the crowd gathering at the gates to the great city. "They are simple minded," the elderly man beside him replies. "But I've heard things... about this one." "How often have they walked upon this soil. How often have they told us to change our ways. The people think a man like that can raise up an army and send the Romans from our city. Is there a benefit to riots... or war." "I don't suppose so." "Amos, you are young. You experience the world with a lack of wisdom. Your life has a certain degree of comfort, as does mine. Insurrection against the powers that leave us to live this life... would harm none but those who profess the faith. The Romans would see us as one united group of rebels. The nation would perish and the temple will be leveled." "And what about them?" "The simple minded gnats. They excite themselves with tales of miracle...