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Immanuel. This would enable them to accuse Jmmanuel of blasphemy. Judas Iscarioth would have to write the text another time and preserve it well to endure the times. The father of this man Juda Iharioth, who was the real traitor, wanted to hide his son's guilt and protect the family name, so he announced to the people that the traitor was the scribe of Jmmanuel, named Judas Iscarioth. Because of his power and standing in the community, his words were believed. This worked well for the scribes and Pharisees, as the people now would believe that one from his own ranks had betrayed him and surrendered him for the death on the cross. They would wonder how his lessons could be truthful if his own followers would betray him and sell him out. It was really Juda Iharioth who hung himself in the blood acre, not Judas Ischarioth, his friend who traveled on and continued to be his scribe. The Crucifixion Immanuel came before Pontius Pilate, who did not want to sentence him, leaving it up to the people, who yelled for his blood. He was to be crucified on the cross along with two murderers. As the crowd yelled, he was beaten badly. Most of his ribs were broken and he could barely stand. He was not even able to carry the cross, requiring the help of a man called Simon. At a place called Golgatha, he was nailed to the cross, and then raised into the air for all to see. It was most unusual for anyone to be nailed to the cross; it was customary to be tied, but the crowd and the soldiers had been greatly stirred up into a frenzy of hate by the high priests. After Jmmanuel had been left on the cross, a terrible storm started that filled the sky with blackness and lasted for three hours. At the end of the storm his head suddenly fell forward, and he slipped into a coma, causing