ACC ~ Mark 15 v15a

THE IRONY OF JESUS’ CONDEMNATION COMPOUNDED

AUGUSTINE: The criminal escaped; Christ was condemned. [1] The one guilty of many crimes received a pardon; he who had remitted the crimes of all who confess was condemned. And yet the cross itself also, if you reflect upon it, was a courtroom. In the middle of it stood the final judge. TRACTATES ON JOHN 31.11. [2]

[1] Cf. Mt 27:26; Mk 15:15.

[2] Cetedoc 0278, 31.11.34; FC 88:40*. The one being judged is the final judge.

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