House of Judah and even his early discourses in the synagogue practically caused his demise by the lynching mob. Yet he knew every single aspect of the history of the tribe and could quote scripture to any Jewish priest to the point of making them run scared. Jesus placed the Temple firmly and squarely in the heart of each man alongside truth and nobility of sentiments. The saying “blessed are the meek” is about as nondescript of what he meant as we can possibly stretch. Saying that cowards were braver for living to fight another day is not Jesus at all. He meant noble (which later lent its name to the aristocracy) – and this was the inbuilt sense of dedication and generosity of spirit which we now atribute to something like a noble deed. Yet he chides his follower for wanting to bury his father. More likely than not, there were Jews among them looking for meaning to their lives and the touching of the dead was something only the untouchables could do. The double meaning becomes more obvious in that context as he uses a traditional approach to one of discouraging too much involvement in things that cannot be undone. This sense of nobility was also a very much respected and admired trait in others. The falling on the sword of the dishonoured Roman – the self execution of the state condemned, like Seneca etc. The fierceness and bravery of the Spartans whose coupling Jesus taught his followers to emulate – “go in pairs” – all shows a synthesis of overall precepts which can be described as “synergy” – fusion of roles. We have this coupling in Simon and Jude, John the beloved and the Divine, Peter and Paul. It is obvious and intended. It was also built into the love teachings of the earlier Phoenicians from which many of the tribes took a common