The Gotcha game.(Jesus, in his short lifetime, had to endure numerous games of 'Gotcha,' from the Sadducees and others)(Living by the Word)(Brief Article)(Column)

The Christian Century | October 28, 1998| | Copyright

WHEN JESUS took his place in the temple, he became the target in a deadly game of "Gotcha."

Those who owned the power rightly perceived Jesus as a threat, and came at him with entrapment questions about his authority. Aided by spies who helped build an atmosphere of hostility, they pressed the loaded question about taxes to Caesar, yes or no. Jesus answered the questions with questions. He had no illusions about the end point of this hypocritical religious hardball. The cross was out there on the horizon.

Next came the Sadducees, with a Gotcha ploy that, ...

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