If you wanted to make a movie of the life of Jesus, you would mostly need one camera. From His baptism to the Last Supper, the Gospels follow Jesus. Our eye are fixed on Him.
But beginning in the Garden of Gethsemane things start to break up. The focus is still on Jesus, but you are also following Peter and Judas. You would need three cameras, and the movie would cut between these three unfolding plots: Jesus’ trial, Peter’s betrayal, and Judas’ despair.
Here’s the cameras you would need to shoot Matthew 26:47-27:14. (Blue is Judas, Yellow is Jesus, and green is Peter.)
Oh, I loved reading through this, with your highlights – definitely sparked my imagination, while keeping me anchored to His Word – thank you, Pastor! And please bear with me, as I explain what it also brought to mind: the late 80’s film, “The Last Temptation of Christ” (which I now know is, at best, a theological *mess*). You see, I was not a Christian then, but a David Bowie fan(atic) – Bowie played Pilate (go figure). But I was mesmerized by that film (I saw it 6 times!), not because of Bowie’s presence, but in part due to the camera angles. The Crucifixion scenes were done from Jesus’ perspective (I especially remember when He was lifted up, nailed to the Cross, and the viewer “saw” what He did in His agony). Well, enough of my old memories 🙂 . Thank you for all you do!