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1 | Roman guard myth? | Matt 28:11 | Norrie | 122144 | ||
Where did the myth about Roman soldiers guarading the Tomb come from? In Matthew it says temple guard, depending on which translation, but Pilate said basically YOU guard it. The guard is not mentioned in other gospels but all passion plays, story books, etc say Roman guard, not temple guard. | ||||||
2 | Roman guard myth? | Matt 28:11 | following him | 122145 | ||
This idea comes from Matt 28:11-15. The idea is that if the guard were temple guards then it would not have mattered what Pilot would say about their acts at the tomb. But if they were Roman then Pilot could have them put to death. This is why the chief priests assured the guards that if the matter came to Pilot they (the chief priests) would protect them. | ||||||
3 | Roman guard myth? | Matt 28:11 | Norrie | 122154 | ||
But they weren't Roman, why would a Roman say they were there when they weren't? | ||||||
4 | Roman guard myth? | Matt 28:11 | JCrichton | 122163 | ||
Hi, Norrie! Perhaps you are a stickler to the letter of the translation: Matthew 28:11-15 28:11 - Now while they were on their way, some of the guards went off into the city to tell the chief priests all that had happened. 28:12 - These held a meeting with the elders and, after some discussion, handed a considerable sum of money to the soldiers 28:13 - with these instructions, 'This is what you must say, "his disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep." 28:14 - and should the governor come to hear of this, we undertake to put things right with him ourselves and to see that you do not get into trouble.' 28:15 - so they took the money and carried out their instructions, and to this day that is the story among the Jews. 28:12 talks about soldiers--why would the Romans allow the Jewish people to maintain an army within Roman occupied territory? 28:14 talks about the chief priests vowing to protect them from the governor--why the Roman governor get involved in a Jewish dispute about some guards that fell asleep while guarding some "nonsense" tomb? 18:15 talks about them taking "a considerable sum" of money from the chief priests--why would the priests, as shrewd as they were, give additional moneys to their own temple guards to perform a task that would be an extension of their service? 28:15 - talks about a story passed among the Jews--do you not think that if simple temple guards were outsmarted by Jesus' disciples the story would carry less and less wieght with the passing of time? Now Romans guards... that's a different story! The Romans were known for ther fierceness, their military code of conduct, and their unyielding valor (translation: if they failed their superior officers they could be imprisoned or killed!). Please reread Matthew 28:11-15 and think about this: why would the chief priests need to go to the Romans to post their own temple guards on the tomb, and why would the Romans care if the guards did a poor job at the tomb of a Jew? God Bless! Angel |
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5 | Roman guard myth? | Matt 28:11 | Norrie | 122172 | ||
I'll think on it. I'll try to find that part in Pontious Pilate book too, see what that says. Thanks. :) |
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