Zone1 Pontius Pilate: An Enigmatic Figure

[SweetSue92]

For those who are familiar: what do you make of Pontius Pilate, the Roman Prefect who eventually gave Jesus over to be crucified?

To be clear, Pilate gave in to the pressure of the temple leaders and crowds rather than judge correctly, and that's a failing. But beyond that, I always feel a little niggle of sympathy for him. Several times he protested the death sentence. He seemed truly perplexed by the urgency of the priests. And he was Roman: he certainly did not have much knowledge of the prophesied Messiah. IOW, we can't have expected him to recognize all the ways Jesus fulfilled them, as priests and scribes should.

On a birds-eye level: I never blame anyone for Jesus' death past my own sins, for which He died. But looking at the story from a human standpoint--Pilate seems the least culpable. What are your thoughts?

Information on Pilate here:

Who was Pontius Pilate? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Pontius Pilate? How did Pontius Pilate become the governor over Israel? Why did he consent to Jesus being executed?

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[Muhammed]

For those who are familiar: what do you make of Pontius Pilate, the Roman Prefect who eventually gave Jesus over to be crucified?

To be clear, Pilate gave in to the pressure of the temple leaders and crowds rather than judge correctly, and that's a failing. But beyond that, I always feel a little niggle of sympathy for him. Several times he protested the death sentence. He seemed truly perplexed by the urgency of the priests. And he was Roman: he certainly did not have much knowledge of the prophesied Messiah. IOW, we can't have expected him to recognize all the ways Jesus fulfilled them, as priests and scribes should.

On a birds-eye level: I never blame anyone for Jesus' death past my own sins, for which He died. But looking at the story from a human standpoint--Pilate seems the least culpable. What are your thoughts?

Information on Pilate here:

Who was Pontius Pilate? | GotQuestions.org

Who was Pontius Pilate? How did Pontius Pilate become the governor over Israel? Why did he consent to Jesus being executed?

www.gotquestions.org

Jesus was caught red-handed with a naked boy in a public park in the middle of the night. The public was outraged. He was the worst kind of criminal.

That armed robbery he pulled at the Temple didn't bode well for him either.

If you look at it objectively, Jesus was a real scumbag even by today's standards. And by the standards of his time, which is why he rightfully received the death penalty.

 

[SweetSue92]

Jesus was caught red-handed with a naked boy in a public park in the middle of the night. The public was outraged. He was the worst kind of criminal.

That armed robbery he pulled at the Temple didn't bode well for him either.

Absolutely classless. This doesn't bother me at all, but it is a really classless move.

 

[Muhammed]

Absolutely classless. This doesn't bother me at all, but it is a really classless move.

I wasn't the one caught out in the park at night kissing naked children. That was Jesus.

 

[alang1216]

For those who are familiar: what do you make of Pontius Pilate, the Roman Prefect who eventually gave Jesus over to be crucified?

To be clear, Pilate gave in to the pressure of the temple leaders and crowds rather than judge correctly, and that's a failing. But beyond that, I always feel a little niggle of sympathy for him. Several times he protested the death sentence. He seemed truly perplexed by the urgency of the priests. And he was Roman: he certainly did not have much knowledge of the prophesied Messiah. IOW, we can't have expected him to recognize all the ways Jesus fulfilled them, as priests and scribes should.

On a birds-eye level: I never blame anyone for Jesus' death past my own sins, for which He died. But looking at the story from a human standpoint--Pilate seems the least culpable. What are your thoughts?

Pilate wanted peace in his province and likely worked closely with the Sadducees. They probably did favors for each other but I doubt Pilate cared one bit about Jewish theology. He would have been happy to put Jesus to death if there was a claim that Jesus believed he was a king since that would be an affront to Caesar.