The Roman governor, Pilate, was the only person who could legally sentence Jesus to death. So the Jewish leaders sent Jesus to him for a second trail, hoping he would be found guilty and put to death.

This impression is confirmed by the observation that, whether Pilate is mentioned (3:13-18 ... in Acts outside the Lukan writings themselves. Stephen, Paul, and Jesus The trial of Stephen and the ...

In Mark's story, the High Priest dispatches Jesus to Pilate, who sentences him to death. And it is only his death that reveals his true identity. With deliberate irony, the figure who recognizes ...

Thought to have been written nearly 2,000 years ago, the artifact details how Jesus stood trial and some consider it eyewitness ... The back has the words of [Pontius] Pilate saying, 'What is truth?'' ...

They exercise a kind of judicial power, putting Jesus on trial to ascertain whether he ... The Roman governor, Pilate, displays a kind of abdication of authority. One is philosophical.

Jesus was put on trial by the high priest and found guilty of blasphemy. He was taken to see Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, who was responsible for keeping the peace and deciding who could be ...

(MATT 23:27) Matthew's attitude toward the Pharisees is reflected in the way he tells the story of the death of Jesus. Pontius Pilate is portrayed as a sympathetic figure, and the blame is ...

Not everyone welcomes Jesus enthusiastically into Jerusalem. After celebrating the Last Supper, Judas betrays Jesus, who is taken for trial to Pontius Pilate and subsequently condemned to death.