The Wolf and the Lamb (26 page)

Under Jewish law at that time, bearing false witness was a serious offense. If a witness were caught lying to a court, he would receive the punishment the accused would have received if convicted.

Earthquakes

Since it sits on the old African Rift, Israel has had its share of earthquakes over the centuries. One major earthquake in Jerusalem has been dated to 32CE and because the gospel narratives cite an earthquake on the day Jesus was crucified, the crucifixion is sometimes arbitrarily fixed to that year. It is more difficult to find a coincident eclipse of the sun.

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