The four gospels vary in the details of what happened during the days leading up to Jesus’ arrest, trial, and execution. Mark and Luke tell us that Judas betrayed Jesus, but Matthew and John state that Judas sold out and wanted money for the betrayal, which changes the way we view Judas and his intentions. John is the only one to discuss the Jewish leaders’ search for a reason to kill Jesus. I think that Jesus was arrested because he was a liberal rebel at the time, despite his peace. As Nietzsche notes, he was an anarchist political criminal, which endangers the rule of the priests and Pharisees. I agree with John Meier when he writes, “A Jesus whose words and deeds would not alienate people, especially powerful people, is not the historical