jerusalem. the location in the bible for the ultimate act in the life of jesus. this place was the defining event of jesus ministry. it s where he was crucified by the romans. millions of pilgrims have come here to follow in the footsteps of jesus, but his passion would never have reached it s climax were it not for one man, ponchos pilate. questions of pilate s cull. ability and his desire to execute jesus is a complicated one. it needs to be remembered that only pilate had the authority to crucify jesus. in the bible, the way to the crucifixion begins on palm sundayhen jesus enters
he wanted to make good with the emperor and so, he made a large building, and he put this dead ka toir inscription to tiberius. pilate, the prefect of judea. this is done in honor of another man, in honor of the roman emperor, make no mistake, pilate s loyalty was completely to rome. he s not a king, he s not an emperor. this is the best he can do. but what he did gave us the name of pilate in stone. in the bible, pilate plays a crucial role in the final act of jesus life. where are you from? the new testament suggests that pilate tended to be a little weak and faslating at times, but i don t think that s the kind of person he was in reality.
building, and he put this dead ka toir inscription to tiberius. pilate, the prefect of judea. this is done in honor of another man, in honor of the roman emperor, make no mistake, pilate s loyalty was completely to rome. he s not a king, he s not an emperor. this is the best he can do. but what he did gave us the name of pilate in stone. in the bible, pilate plays a crucial role in the final act of jesus life. where are you from? the new testament suggests that pilate tended to be a
and condemned by pilate. the idea that lazarus is the beloved disciple helps us understand a crucial piece of the passion narrative. why is the beloved disciple the only male disciple standing at the foot of the cross when all the others have fled? perhaps it s because the beloved disciple understands that the cross is not the end. the beloved disciple has already experienced resurrection. we re told that mary, the mother in jesus and the beloved disciple are there together. and jesus bequeaths his own mother as a sort of last will and testament to the beloved disciple and we are told he took her into his own home. i think it s wrong to find value in a story only if we can
he stirs up the people by teaching throughout all judea. pilate is really trying to figure out, is this a rabbi from galilee and followers who think he s special or someone who has come specifically in order to overthrow roman power? are you the king of the jews? he s trying to ascertain whether jesus is a political threat to roman power in judea. if you say so. blasphemy. in luke s account of the trial, pilate s verdict is swift. i find no places for an accusation against this man. i think that pilate himself had grave doubts that jesus was really a military threat. so how dangerous could he really be? no, no, he stirs up the people throughout all judea from galilee where he began even to this place.