Thinking About Nicodemus
24th May 2005
Nicodemus is an enigmatic individual. He is only mentioned in three places in the Gospels. Correction. In one Gospel - John’s.
First of all, we know that he was a Pharisee. When we are initially introduced to him, we find him going to Jesus in the dark of night, presumably because he did not want people to know that he was interested in Jesus’ teachings.
The second time we read of him, we found him deep in a discussion among the Chief Priests and Pharisees who were conspiring to arrest Jesus. He spoke up, by appealing to their testimony laws, questioning whether their plan to secretly arrest and accuse Him without first hearing his testimony contravened their own laws. However, when challenged, he apparently slunk back into virtual oblivion.
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