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Introductory note from Jason Pratt: see here for the previous entry; and see here for the first entry of the series. (It explains what I'm doing, and how, and contains the Johannine prologue.) Since some of the later chapters are long enough that I'll want to break them into two parts, I'm taking the opportunity to consolidate some shorter chapters here. The Teacher of the People After this (wedding at Cana, says the Evangelist), Jesus went with His mother and brothers, and with His disciples, down to Capernaum (to visit family, or because Jesus already had a house there. Capernaum was a town on the northwest coast of Galilee Lake, between Magdala and Chorazin.) They stayed there for a few days, until the Passover (Festival) of the Jews was at hand; then Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And in the Temple (specifically in the outer court which was supposed to be reserved for the non-Jews and anyone currently not ritually clean, so they could worship), Jesus found merchants sell...

Introductory note from Jason Pratt: see here for the previous entry; and see here for the first entry of the series. (It explains what I'm doing, and how, and contains the Johannine prologue.) The plotnotes continue factoring heavily for this entry; so I am continuing to blockquote them for ease of distinction between them and actual text. Into the Trials (The storytellers continue together in harmony, complementing and overlapping each other...) So the squad and the captain and the deputies of the Jews arrested Jesus, and bound Him, and led Him away--first to Annas, for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas who was high priest that year. Now Caiaphas (the Evangelist reminds his audience) was the one who had advised the Jews that it was better for one man to die on behalf of the people. But Simon Peter was following Jesus at a distance... and so was another disciple (says the Evangelist). Now that (other) disciple was known to the high priest, and entered with Jesus into the court of ...