There were always question marks over his existence until a remarkable discovery on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea ...

Pontius Pilate is inextricably linked with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ but there was always debate about his existence ...

Shawn Wasson explores America’s rejection of monarchy, the biblical roots of kingship and the enduring belief that Jesus is ...

The Roman trial . It is said that justice given by Roman law was famous, and thus it was expected that the governor, Pontius Pilate, was to give Jesus a fair trial.

In both Matthew and John’s accounts, the trial takes place before a large crowd, who insists upon Jesus’ execution, despite Pilate’s findings. ( Ancient road built by Pontius Pilate ...

Scholars have long debated the historical facts of Jesus’ trial. In my 2025 book, “Killing the Messiah,” I do too. ... Why, then, did Pilate have Jesus crucified?

And perhaps for this reason Jesus was turned over to Rome, and sure enough, Pilate, consistent with the record we know of him elsewhere, kills Jesus. But Pilate killed lots of people. But ...