That was the first cause of silence. The second lay in the conditions which put Jesus forth as the founder and protagonist of a new faith. It is well to remember that Jesus died a Jew, and not a Christian. His last prayers were Jewish, hallowed by Jewish tradition and usage. “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?” “Into Thy hands I commend my Spirit!” He died a Jew, having no idea that he was destined to be called the founder of a new faith, to supersede or destroy his own. That this part fell