I received a letter a few days ago asking me some questions about my book “The Illegal Trial of Christ.” I politely responded and answered the questions asked of me.

Then today I received a phone call from this same person, with a couple of more questions. We had a nice chat and it was apparent that this person had done a great deal of reading and research about the death of Christ and what led up to it.

This man said he was a neurologist and he is writing his own book about the medical reasons of Christ’s death. Basically the premise of his book is that Christ actually died from a loss of blood. The crown of thorns was really the cause of loss of more blood that had previously been attributed to it. That he was in reality the sacrificial lamb, and it was the time of year for that major sacrifice. He fulfilled his purpose in coming to Earth.

This author asked me if he could have permission to refer to my book in his book. He found my book enlightening, especially about the rule of law in Rome and in Jerusalem. I thanked him for his kind words and gave him permission to reference my book. I asked him to send me a copy of his when it is published!

Anyway I tell you this because it reminded me of Benjamin Franklin’s own words about authors citing other authors. He said: “Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors.”

I find that to be entirely true!!