In The Judaeo-Christian Tradition by Jack H. Hexter, the trial of Jesus is addressed in an unorthodox perspective. The trial of Jesus incorporates two trials: the Roman trial and the Jewish trial. In Hexter's book the Roman trial is addressed in great length while the Jewish trial is almost unaddressed. Hexter provides a perspective of the trial of Jesus with only one cause: the charge of sedition, for claiming to be king of the Jews. By using the four gospel texts, Hexter's view is illuminated and we find crucial aspects to the trial that not only counter Hexter's view on the sedition charge but also provide evidence for other important charges. Themes other than the charge of sedition supporting Hexter's perspective include, the …show more content…
Hexter blames Pilate for being the sole decision-maker for the death of Jesus, but once again, the Four Gospel texts allude the Jewish community for being a major influence upon the death of Jesus. Hexter begins his thesis with one sentence stating that only Pilate gave the order of Jesus' death: “...who in turn gave him to the procurator Pontius Pilate for trial.” (Hexter 63) Hexter does not address the Jewish community that is in upheaval during a time of Passover or Pilates role throughout the trial. Pontius Pilate, as Roman Governor, had a position to fulfill to the Roman population along with the Jewish community. During a time of Jewish Passover, along with the chaos Jesus had created, Pilate was under great influence from many outside factors. “The stir created by Jesus' preaching and the size of his following perturbed both the Roman and the Jewish authorities, fearful of any wind that might fan the smoldering discontent in Palestine into a raging flame of revolt.” (Hexter 62) In the Roman trial, Pilate was chosen to judge Jesus on the act of sedition, however counter to Hexter's perspective, repeatedly stated that he saw no case against him. In the Gospel of John, it is apparent that Pilate not only doesn't want to be involved but is puzzled at the situation at hand. “Your own nation and the chief of priests have handed you over to me; what have you done?” (John 18:33) Pilate is attempting to keep order in his city and rather not involve
Pilate fear that the people would consider him a traitor to Caesar, instead of a friend. Moreover, Pilate could not ignore the charges brought against Jesus. The Jewish council did not only charge him with blasphemy, besides, the political charges brought against him (misleading the people saying that he was Christ, the king). Such charge that was consider treason, Pilate could not ignore. Which lead to Pilate reacting in such manner. However, after finding no fault against Jesus Pilate refused the verdict. Nonetheless, they sought more charges against Jesus. Leaving Pilate with no choice but to hand him over to them.
Jesus preached about His beliefs with God, and all his Glory. He went around telling people that he was the son of God. These accusations raised chaos with the Jews. He was brought to the house of Caiaphas, the high priest. They were looking for any kind of evidence, or excuse to kill Jesus. “The high priest
* Most of Antioch’s discussion regarding Pontius Pilate revolved around him being a “ruthless prefect” in his treatment of the Jews. Even so, Antioch seemed somewhat upset with the way the people forced Pilate into sentencing Jesus to death for the sake of his on position and reputation.
In Jerusalem, Jesus was treated fairly by everyone, but Romans and Jews didn’t except him, so he had to be executed. This shows that Romans and Jews would kill anyone who was dangerous, or threatening. Till this day, Jesus is a major part of believe and religion.
Even though Pilate is seen as very powerful, she cannot always protect everything that is precious to her. She attempts to help Hagar and prevent her from killing Milkman (129). Pilate loves both Hagar and Milkman and tries to protect them both. Despite her efforts Hagar cannot be controlled. She tries numerous times to hurt Milkman and does not stop until her death. Pilate knows that Hagar is slowly hurting herself and can only be stopped by Milkman, but she cannot make Hagar understand (130). Hagar is so demented that she kills herself because of her obsession. In the bible, Pilate is also ambiguous about what to do. He knows that Jesus is innocent, but he also knows that it will bring him trouble if he disobeys the people ( John 19:12).
Stepping into the passage the first verse that reveals Pilate as an ambivalent role is in Matthew 27:14. Pilate was amazed that Jesus didn’t defend himself. He recognized the obvious plot against Jesus and wanted to let him go, but Pilate was under pressure from Rome to keep peace in his territory.
by being crucified upside down (that position being requested by him supposedly because of a feeling of unworthiness to be crucified just as his Lord was). It is noteworthy that Christ did predict a martyr 's death for Peter (Jn. 21:18,19). It is thought that Paul was beheaded right outside Rome in 68 A.D. (II Tim. 4: 6-8,16-18). John supposedly lived and labored in Ephesus during his later years, being the only apostle allowed to die a natural death. The lives, ministries, and deaths of the rest of the apostles are far more unknown. These realities do not consider the enormous social differences are often existing in non-Jewish congregations. A person who sold goods only the wealthy bought and a Roman jailer in the same church (Acts 16:14-40)? A "dirt poor" person and the owner of an expensive home in the same church (James 2:1-4)? A slave and his or her owner in the same church--meeting in the owner 's home (Philemon)? A Jewish convert who refused to eat anything sacrificed to an idol and a pagan convert who ate anything in the same church (Galatians 2:11-14)? All those situations existed in the first century! The concepts that this course show me was when the church assembled in the first century, some spoke in tongues, some interpreted those tongues, some prophesied, some introduced a new song, some received a revelation and some performed miracles. To them, those experiences were typical events. That is my under from my studies that It is doubtful first century
Pilate’s life as a whole may be a mystery to many, but as seen today there are historical writings that help us understand who Pilate was. Also seen today was the rocky relationship between the Jews and Pilate. This gives un an interesting insight into the crucifixion. We know Pilate tried to please the Jews, and we know that the religious leaders were not fond of him. Next week we will take a look at the crucifixion, and the trial of Jesus. As noted earlier Pilate played a role in this, but how does his role compare to Passover? Next week we will look into that, and I will show that Pilate’s role is an important one.
Pontius Pilate, a high-ranked official in Judaea, is who many blame for the death of Jesus. In the book of Matthew, he is the one who judges Jesus in his trial for His claim to be the king, which conflicted with the Roman rule. This has made him a very controversial character in the Bible, and there have been many depictions of Pilate throughout history. Many proclaim him to be “good”, “bad”, or somewhere in between. Although Pontius Pilate has been described as an evil-doer due to the fact he sentenced Jesus to death, it is evident through his actions and surrounding context that he was neutral in the situation.
Jesus Christ or the professed Jewish Messiah was tried for terrible blasphemy. It was a great catastrophe. Had Jesus given a fair trial then His claim for divine Messiahship would have been established. Unfortunately the laws were bent and the eyes were closed and thus a fair judgment was prevented. There is no doubt that this was the most terrible miscarriage of justice ever experienced by the mankind. In open court it was admitted by Jesus Christ that He was God in human flesh. What ever would happen one day He would appear as the King of the most sacred place that is Israel and finally of all the universe. It was surprising that His trial ended abruptly and a decision of guilt was announced unanimously. Blasphemy was the main charge,
While Jesus is to clever to fall into this trap, a predication that the Temple will one day be destroyed to one of the disciples is overheard by a Pharisee. In saying this, Jesus has committed a capital crime for which the religious leaders can have him arrested. Due to Jesus’ large following, the arrest must be discreet in order to ensure there is no riot. Once arrested, Jesus is brought to Pontius Pilate, who is in Jerusalem to keep a Roman presence at Passover. Pilate, while hesitant to green-light an execution he finds no need for, eventually gives in when Jesus refuses to deny that he is a king.
I never understood how serious the division was but Pontius Pilate helped inform me of the magnitude. There was serious tension since Pilate was governor over Jews and that ultimately affected his decisions. He went so far as to use Jesus being on trial as a way to manipulate the Jews to admit they had no king but Caeser. This was a confidence booster for Pilate because it reaffirmed his authority of Rome. Not surprisingly, he didn’t stop there. Pilate made sure the Jews felt guilty about the crucifixion. It was said that Pilate washed his hands clean of Jesus’ blood. After, the Jews replied by saying, “His blood be on us and on our children” (238). Pilate operated the whole production so the blame would be focused on the Jews and not him. I was very shocked to see such evil works from a man. I didn’t know how intense the rivalry between the Jews and Gentiles were, but it was clearly big enough for Pilate to influence a trial, Jesus’ trial, for his own selfish,
Many critics argue that Pontius Pilate was either a positive or negative figure; I am going to argue that he was a neutral figure based on his actions in regards to Jesus’s trial, his attempt at getting Jesus released, and his absolution and refusal in regards to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Mark Powell from bibleodyssey.org has a very different stance than I do. He argues that Pilate “condemned Jesus to death and had him tortured and crucified”. The story of Jesus’s trial and crucifixion was told in all four of the Gospels and all of the stories vary in some manner. John 18 and 19 as well as Luke 23 show different sides of Pilate and the dilemma he faced with this situation.
There are So many people that choose to ignore the bible. They write it off as a fairytale story, as oppose to the Bible being a true account of historic events. Jesus was crucified for our sins and rose again on the third day, but how can we prove this to those who refuse to have faith? Well Let's take a deeper look and find evidence behind the events that occured hundreds of years ago. We are going investigate how the written accounts leading up to the death of Jesus have scientific evidence to back them up. Next how the words written have logic and proof on their side. It's time we all start believing the truth.
We can see the birth of Jesus in Matthew (Matt 1:18-25) (Matt 2:1-12), Luke (Luke 2:1-2) and John (John1:1-18). Both Matthew and Luke tell us that Jesus’ birth place was in Bethlehem in Judea in the time of King Herod of Judea and Emperor Augustine of the Roman Empire. The gospels tell us that Jesus was born in a stable under an inn (Luke 2:7). This is unlikely because Bethlehem was the birthplace of David, who was Joseph’s ancestor. This means that there may have been a house with his cousins or extended family there. The Hebrew word for inn can also be described as ‘the upper room’ and in traditional Jewish houses, there was an upper room where the family stayed and underneath this was the place where the