born in an obscure remote land, far from the hub of the universe, Rome. Second, He came from peasant stock in a nation that was hated and despised. Of course, we Christians recognize the fact that He came from the royal family of David, but so far as the Roman world was concerned, He was just a peasant in a remote country of the Roman Empire. Third, crucifixion was a common event in the world at that time. Fourth, it was a common practice of Roman rulers to deify themselves, and when Jesus went about