Nicodemus Was Not a Centurion

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 23, 1886

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 12, No. 37.

Nicodemus Was Not a Centurion

THE World's Advance-Thought quotes John 3:7, and says: “These were the words of the great Teacher, spoken to Nicodemus, a Roman Centurion, who occupied at that time the position of military governor or provost marshal of Jerusalem.” This statement is several thoughts in “advance” of the truth; it is so far away from the truth as to have lost sight of it. Perhaps, however, the writer erred unintentionally; for how could it be expected that a Spiritualist should know enough about the Bible to know that Nicodemus was a Pharisee, and a member of the Jewish Sanhedrim? Infidels and Spiritualists, and all who are accustomed to rail at the Bible, only fulfill the words of the apostle: “But these speak evil of those things which they know not.” Jude 10.