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Why Did the Triumphal Entry Crowd Turn on Jesus a Week Later?

By Filings on Tue, 02/24/26
Bible, Theology & Philosophy
Triumphal Entry
Life of Christ
The Gospels

“The simple answer is that they probably didn’t. There were two groups of people. The Matthew account of the Triumphal Entry clearly delineates between the two.” - P&D

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dgszweda

NewI think the population…

Tue, 02/24/26

I think the population numbers are overexagerated in this article. All of Israel and Palestine was most like about 1 Million people, with a majority being Jews, anywhere from 50% to 70%. Not all of them would come to Jerusalem during Passover, many may have not even been observant.

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