Garden of Gethsemane
In the Garden of Gethsemane on the night before his crucifixion, Jesus withdrew with his disciples after the Last Supper to pray in deep distress over the suffering that awaited him. He repeatedly asked the Father if the cup of wrath and death could be removed, yet submitted with the words โnot my will, but yours be done,โ while his sweat fell like drops of blood and the disciples slept nearby. Judas soon arrived with an armed crowd, leading to Jesusโ arrest and the beginning of his trial. This episode underscores Christโs genuine humanity, his obedient trust in the Father, and the costly path to redemption recorded in the Synoptic Gospels.
Meanwhile in the World
The Roman Empire is at its peak under Augustus and Tiberius (Pax Romana). Rome controls the entire Mediterranean world. Roads, common language (Greek), and peace make travel and communication easy - the 'fullness of time.' Herod the Great rules Judea as a client king.