It was the same Jesus, that hung on the cross at Passover, that upset the tables, and stole nothing, and murdered no one. For the sake of clarity, let's stick to that one. The Bible does...
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The Jews did kill Jesus. They broke their own rules to get it done. The spokesman for the Roman Empire, Pilot, pronounced Christ innocent.
Anon, I am surprised at how sensitive your stomach is. Hope you are feeling better. John was not the one that started Christianity. That would be the disciples. John was the one that leaped in his mother's womb when Christ's mother visited his mother. John and Jesus were cousins. Many prophets of God were killed by man.
Temple found he was guilty of blasphemy but he was sentenced by the roman for crimes against the roman state which he was crucified for.
>>He consistently appropriated titles of divinity reserved only for Caesar to himself. During the Jewish high holy days of Passover, he rode into Jerusalem in open mockery of Caesar’s own entry, complete with kingly fanfare. Even worse, during a moment when thousands of Jewish pilgrims converged on Jerusalem — a time when the threat of seditious rebellion increased exponentially — Jesus interrupted the Empire’s commerce by wrecking the tables of the freelance bankers and merchants at the Temple, brandishing a weapon and making threats about tearing down the religious holy place.
Incitement. Sedition. Terrorist threats.
In the eyes of the Empire’s law, Jesus was guilty indeed of all these. And the Romans executed him for it, as was their law allowed. Even by the Christian scriptures’ own reasoning, Jesus’ execution was not a travesty of justice at all. As Paul writes in Romans, the government is “God’s minister, an avenger who brings wrath upon the one who practices evil,” and the the government does not bear the sword in vain.<<
Regarding several posts prior to this, starting with chat's, Pilate was the voice of the Roman Empire in that area, and found no guilt in Christ. And that was AFTER Jesus knocked over the corrupt money changers tables and was accused of sedition, and various other crimes. It was on the insistence of the Jewish priests that Rome condemn him also. The Priests broke more than a few of their own laws to find Jesus guilty. Allowing a trial to take place at night< (3 of them). Renting a robe during a trial, refusing to let the accused present witnesses...
The only thing the Romans cared about was to keep peace in the region while it was teaming with pilgrims. If you read the records Nicodemus kept of the proceedings you'll know exactly what was said and by whom. Pilate was not pleased with the priests prior to Christ's execution, and even less so when the news spread that Christ had returned.
Actually scripture does indicate that the Jews couldn't execute without Roman approval, but there is no mention of them requesting the Romans interfere with their stoning of Stephen, for instance.
Finally, there was no revolt by Christ or His followers, no incitement to revolt, and Jesus, the Christ, even prevented Peter from killing a Roman soldier that came to arrest Him. No tax revolt. To the contrary, when asked about the tax burden the Romans had placed on the Jews, Jesus told them to give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, while holding a coin with the likeness of Caesar on it in His hand. Bill got more than a few things wrong.
Rome wanted status quo. The Temple priests wanted Christ dead. The Romans wanted the priests to settle down and if it meant killing a Jew, then so be it. No big deal to Rome. Very big deal to the Pharisees
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It was the same Jesus, that hung on the cross at Passover, that upset the tables, and stole nothing, and murdered no one. For the sake of clarity, let's stick to that one. The Bible does...