Jesus drew the crowds

Not far from the end of the Jesus account we read:

David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with delight (Mark 12:37 NIV). But - why were the crowd delighted? Apart from the members of the elite whom Jesus questioned, was it true of everyone else there?

Not so long before that, there was a (different) crowd that was far from delighted, in fact it was dangerously disturbed:

Jesus: Temple Time

Jesus had arrived in Jerusalem, possibly via this road, to spend time in the Temple there, etc.  (Those trees were there recently.) This was not Jesus' first visit, but it was his last before the crucifixion.

Executed under Pontius Pilate

Edited - from main blog

The accounts are unambiguous: Jesus of Nazareth was executed by crucifixion under the authority of Pontius Pilate.

INTERPRETATION!

reproduced from main blog of July 2021

Cherry-pick from the Bible?

Jesus the Drunk!?

 People said Jesus was a drunk!

The Prayer(s) Jesus Gave (edited 4)

The prayer, or prayers, Jesus gave his friends. They could pray the one, or use the other as a model for prayer. Then they knew how to do it!

The source: 

Jesus - Investigated, Questioned, Interrogated

 Jesus investigated, questioned, interrogated

Opposition to Jesus developed and expanded until the final deadly stage. Quite early on the Pharisees and others began making inquiries about him. The findings must have been alarming. However, before that growing and aggressive concern over Jesus, there was another disturbing question for the established leaders. (Spoiler alert: this is a comprehensive, lengthy, post!)