(February 11, 2013 at 4:13 pm)ThomM Wrote: and would have been stoned to death long before any teaching - which would NOT have been allowed.
They did pick up some stones to throw at one point when he came out with the "I am" line, meaning he and God were one.
(February 11, 2013 at 4:13 pm)ThomM Wrote: He certainly could NOT have been the jewish messiah - who was supposed to rebuild the Temple of Jerusalem for the third time
Ah yes but when he said the Temple would be rebuilt after three days he really meant the Temple of his body.