Why did Pilate who refused to crucify, eventually crucify Jesus
Who was Pontius Pilate? Since AD 6, Romans have been appointing their own governors or perfects to rule over the tumultuous terrain of Judea once it became a Roman province after the deposition of Archelaus, one of the sons of Herod the Great. Pontius Pilate was the fifth governor appointed by Emperor Tiberius from AD 26 who grabbed a permanent place in the crowded pages of human history as a person who approved the crucifixion of Jesus. Pilate’s long tenure of ten years as a governor suggests that he did what fairly pleased the Roman empire. The office of Pilate exercised military, political, social, judicial, and economic power. He ratified capital punishments, even appointed the Jewish high priest, and collected taxes & tributes for Rome. Pilate was based in Caesarea a city 90 km away from Jerusalem. When he visited Jerusalem, he stayed in Herod’s palace built by Herod the Great which served as...