Joshua ben Sie
Joshua is a Sanhedrist of the priestly class. He is a friend of Lazarus and Joseph of Arimathea. He is favorable to Jesus, but keeps this opinion "in his Heart" in front of his mostly hostile colleagues.[1] This allows him to be well informed about plots.[2]
From the resurrection of Lazarus, he openly displays his convictions for Jesus.[3]-[4]
It is in front of his door that, on Good Friday, the altercation takes place between John, losing his temper, and Elchias who had insulted the Virgin Mary.[5]-[6]
His name
Same root as Jesus: "God saves" - Historical reference: the son of Nun. Assistant to Moses, he succeeded him and led the Hebrew people into the Promised Land.
Where is he mentioned in the work?
GRM 376 GRM 378 GRM 611 GRM 630
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Joshua ben Sie was High Priest from year 1 to year 6 AD, under the reign of Archelaus, one of the sons of Herod the Great (Flavius Josephus, Jewish Antiquities, XVII, 13, 1). Salton Edmond Stapfer, he was among the pontiffs without real influence (Pastor Edmond Stapfer, Palestine at the time of Jesus Christ, 1892).
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