The life and teachings of Jesus; a critical analysis of the sources of the Gospels, together with a study of the sayings of Jesus . ot give an adequate motive forhis treachery, and this perhaps we are to look for infears for his own personal safety. What influenceshad been brought to bear upon him we do not know,but it is unlikely that Judas proceeded absolutely of hisown initiation. This, it is true, is the idea which theGospels give, but the Gospels had no means of know-ing the inside history of the case, and naturally wouldtake the alternative which was least complimentary tothe traitor. Th
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The life and teachings of Jesus; a critical analysis of the sources of the Gospels, together with a study of the sayings of Jesus . ot give an adequate motive forhis treachery, and this perhaps we are to look for infears for his own personal safety. What influenceshad been brought to bear upon him we do not know, but it is unlikely that Judas proceeded absolutely of hisown initiation. This, it is true, is the idea which theGospels give, but the Gospels had no means of know-ing the inside history of the case, and naturally wouldtake the alternative which was least complimentary tothe traitor. The Pharisees must have kept a sharp The Galileaii Ministry. 311 eye on the little circle about Jesus, and have takennote of any symptoms of discontent which might bemade to serve their purposes. Perhaps it was someintimation of the plans that had been set on foot thatfrightened him to action that he might keep his ownskin whole, perhaps it was the hope of some substan-tial reward along with this which finally decided himupon his course ; at any rate the resolution was made, and it only was left to find a convenient opportunity.. CHAPTER VIII. THE LAST DAYS OF JESUS. THE exact facts of the next few daj^s, or weeks, asthe case may be, are exceedingly difiicult to de-termine, for the different sources which make upthe substance of our Gospels are here not always easyto disentangle, and even when the separation is madeand the earliest account is got at, it is hard to saywhere legend begins and history leaves off. So far asMatthew and Luke are concerned, our criticism of theGospels leaves us little option in giving up whatevercan be shown to come from them. In Matthew, thelegendary character of the additions is particularlypronounced, as it has many times been shown, and inLuke, although the case is not as self-eident, the samejudgment must be given. The dispute about prece-dence, which Luke, against all inherent probability, assigns to the last supper, the other Gospels show tookplac