"What the Thunder Said" Annotations
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| − | '''[[John 18]]:3''' The scene draws its imagery from the garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was betrayed. | + | '''[[John 18]]:3''' |
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| + | The scene in the poem draws its imagery from the garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was betrayed. However, the entirety of John 18 focuses on the denial of Christ, by Peter and by the Jewish people, who choose a criminal over him. This is more imagery of betrayal, wherein the common people (gentile or Jew) refute truth and accept sin. | ||
