A 5 letter word starting
with the letter ' J '
It was boring staring out of the window of the bus, so I took my newspaper out of my pocket. It fell open at the crossword page. I had a quick look to make sure somebody was watching and pulled out a pen.
1 across. – The prime figure in establishing the Christian Religion.
5 letters, first ‘J’ last letter ‘S’.
I looked at it for a couple of moments and wrote down.
J – U – D – A – S.
The guy behind me was leaning over my shoulder.
“ That’s the wrong answer”
I turned and looked at him.
“ The correct answer is Jesus. J – E – S – U – S “
“ What makes you say that “ I asked him.
He looked at me as though I was an insect.
“ Jesus Christ, the son of God , was crucified. He rose again after 3 days. Hence the word ' Christian’. The Christian religion is based on his teachings, you can read it in the bible “
I nodded.
“ How old was he when he died ? “ I asked
“ About 30 “ said the guy.
“ What if he’d lived ? “ I asked.
The guy simply stared at me.
“ If he hadn’t been crucified, if he’d gone on to live to the ripe old age of 70 and died in his sleep ? “
The guy shrugged.
“ He didn’t, the Romans crucified him. Nailed him to the cross and he came back from the dead “
“ So, if he hadn’t been crucified the story would probably be different ? “
“ Guess so “ said the guy.
“ Why was he crucified ? “ I asked.
“He was betrayed by Judas Iscariot for thirty pieces of silver “
“ So if Judas hadn’t betrayed him he wouldn’t have been crucified, he wouldn’t have risen again and the basis of the religion could have been totally different “
“ Guess so “ shrugged the guy.
“ Then that makes Judas the true founder of Christianity as we know it “.
The guy sat back in his chair.
I looked back as I stood up to get off the bus.
The guy had hung himself.
The driver offered me 30 pieces of silver as I got off the bus.
I declined.
