Gaslighting the public is nothing new. The Sanhedrin, the ruling council during the time of Jesus, did it. Gaslighting is the act or practice of grossly misleading someone, especially for one’s own advantage. The term comes from the title of a 1938 play involving a man attempting to make his wife believe she is going …
The trial of Jesus in Matthew 26:57-68 demonstrates illegal expediency. We already know that the Jewish council wanted to rid themselves of the “Jesus problem.” Thus, they weren’t interested in a fair trial but one that quickly disposed of Jesus. They wanted to be rid of Jesus before the Passover crowds became aware of what …