John puts a lot of subtle details throughout his gospel. In the last few chapters I notices these. In 19:13 he told that Jesus was sentences at Gabbatha, which is Aramaic for "Stone Pavement." That sentence was carried out at Golgotha, which is Aramaic for "Place of the skull." The poetic similarities in the Aramaic names did not miss John's notice.
He also made mention of the last act in Jesus' ministry; drinking sour wine 19:29-30. Sure this was not a circumstantial observation. The scene overflows with irony in the contrast with Jesus' first miracle; sweet wine (Jn 2:1-11).
Stuart
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
John 19
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