Discussion (aka Claire rambling) about The Passion Live on Fox in New Orleans.
POOR refers to those who had been initiated into the higher echelons of the community and who, on that account, had been obligated to give up their property and worldly possessions.
MANY was a title used for the head of the celibate community.
CROWD was a designation of the regional Tetrarch (Governor).
MULTITUDE was a governing council.
Novices within the religious establishment were called CHILDREN.
Doctrinal theme of the community was known as the WAY and those who followed the principals of the WAY were known as the CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT.
LEPERS refers to those who had not been initiated into the higher community or who had been denounced by it.
BLIND were those who were not party to the WAY and could therefore not see the LIGHT.
Release from the excommunication was described as being RAISED FROM THE DEAD.
The doctrine which the community regarded as its guiding message was the LIGHT, and this was represented by a high ranking triarchy Priest, King and Prophet. Priest, King, and Prophet held symbolic titles.
Priest - Power
King - Kingdom
Prophet - Power
THUNDER and LIGHTNING were the titles of two high-ranking ministers of the sanctuary.
Jesus the Christ was a NAZARENE (A Radical Jew). There was NO town "Nazareth" in during his lifetime. Jesus the Christ is not "Jesus of Nazareth". He was Jesus THE NAZARENE.