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London: SPCK, 1906. Hbk. pp.125.
This Title is in the public domain.


Septimus Buss [1836-1914], The Trial of Jesus Illustrated from Talmud and Roman Law

Table of Contents

  • The Trial of Jesus Arranged Consecutively from the Four Gospels
  1. Reasons For opposition to Jesus
  2. Order For Arrest at the Feast of Tabernacles
  3. Attempts on the Life of Jesus
  4. The Four Meetings of Sanhedrists
  5. The First Meeting of the Sanhedrin
  6. The Meeting on Wednesday before the Passover (Judas offer to betray)
  7. The Arrest in Gethsemane
  8. Attempts at Rescue
  9. The Examination Before Annas
  10. The Mishna
  11. Extracts from the Mishnah
  12. Before Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin
  13. Importance of Witnesses
  14. Many False Witnesses
  15. Second Before Caiaphas - Two Witnesses
  16. Yes are All Witnesses (The Tetragrammaton)
  17. Meeting at Daybreak
  18. The Supremacy of Roman
  19. Accusatio, or Nominis Receptio
  20. Interrogatio
  21. Excusatio, or Apologia
  22. Sentence of Acquital, or Absolutio
  23. Remission to Herod
  24. After Proceedings
  25. Summary

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