. . "You can imagine what the Roman oppressors thought of people with names like this.When the new Joshua (Jesus) crosses the Jordan (baptism) from the far side (Jn 1:28), re-entering the Promised Land, one can imagine the emails that hit Pontius Pilate's PC from the equivalent of MI5 or the SIS. The strong Miriam-Mary and her family were a group to keep an eye on. ?? 2011 Bosco Peters contact" . .