Again the Jews were divided over the words of Jesus. Some said, "He is crazy! Why listen to him?"
But others said, "These are not the words of a crazy man. Can a man who is crazy open the eyes of a blind man?"
The modern village of Siloam
The Good Shepherd
CHAPTER 57
AT THE SIDE of the Temple buildings toward the east stood a long balcony or archway, roofed over, with a row of pillars on each side. It was called "Solomon's Porch." On the eastern side it looked over the valley of the brook Kedron, and beyond the valley to the Mount of Olives. In the west it fronted on the great court of the Gentiles. This porch was about a thousand feet long.
At the time of the Feast of the Dedication, it was winter, and Jesus was walking with his disciples in this porch. The Jews gathered around him and asked: