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Who Did Jesus Curse – Praise?
Regarding the Jewish
Religious Order:
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Beht-sai-da! And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven?
You shall be brought down to Hades.
All of the above, including Jewish elders, are documented numerous times (too many to list here) as being highly critical of
Jesus – even seeking his death. The Gospel of John extends this dislike to Jews in general.
Jesus’ criticism of the Jewish religious order would have been consistent with Roman goals of breaking down competition to
their authority.
Regarding Roman Authority:
In one of only two written accounts where Jesus makes reference to Roman authority, Jesus states, "Render to Caesar the
things that are Caesar’s".
In the second account (Matthew 8:10-13, Luke 7:9), Jesus publicly announces that a Roman centurion has the greatest faith in
all of Israel.
In turn, Roman centurions refer to Jesus as “Lord”
and in another case as “[a or the] Son of God.”
Jesus is never documented criticizing Roman authority and Roman authority is never documented (in the New Testament)
being critical of Jesus
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