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Passover. >> yes. >> its the one chance he has to do a litmus test on what the crowd actually thinks about jesus. >> barabbas is offered as a choice in a kind of passover amnesty. >> who should i release: barabbas or jesus? >> he has the power over life and death in judaea, yet hes perfectly willing to throw this open to the crowd and say "you guys decide." >> barabbas. >> barabbas. >> barabbas. >> barabbas. >> sort of perplexing that pilate would have, under any circumstances, thought about let...

Pontius pilate, prefect of judaea in the bible, pilate is infamous as the man who tries jesus. >> pilate is a fascinating character in christian history. he does seem tormented about whether or not jesus is guilty and whether or not he should condemn him. >> the pilate of the gospels is uncertain. he seems deeply concerned with jesus innocence. >> i have the authority to set you free. >> hes not firm and decisive about what he wants to do. >> the discovery of his name in stone was groundbreaking...

Crucifixion. one would be sedition or high treason. the other is leading a slave revolt. well, jesus didnt seem to be doing either of those to pilate. >> indeed, he has done nothing to deserve death. >> he stirs up the people. >> he stirs up the people. >> yes, he stirs up the people >> he may have had a squabble about whether the temple apparatus was done right or not, but thats still not sedition or high treason. >> pontius pilate is put in a tough spot. he really doesnt seem to want to make a...

Arrested, around about the same time that jesus has. >> you have a custom that i release someone for you at the passover. >> yes. >> its the one chance he has to do a litmus test on what the crowd actually thinks about jesus. >> barabbas is offered as a choice in a kind of passover amnesty. >> who shall i release? barabbas or jesus? >> he has the power over life and death in judaea, yet hes perfectly willing to throw this open to the crowd and say, you guys decide. >> barabbas. >> sort of perple...

>> theres only two crimes under roman law that could lead to crucifixion. one would be sedition or high treason, the other is leading a slave revolt. well jesus didnt seem to be doing either of those to pilate. >> indeed. he has done nothing to deserve death. >> he stirs up the people. >> yeah. >> stirs up the people. >> he may have had a squabble about whether the temple apparatus wasnt done right or not, but thats still not sedition or high treason. >> pontius pilate is put in a tough spot. he...

In the bible, pilates infamous as the man who tries jesus. >> pilate is a fascinating character in christian history. he does seem tormented about whether or not jesus is guilty and whether or not he should condemn him. >> the pilate of the gospels is unsettled. he seems deeply concerned with jesus innocence. >> i have the authority to set you free. >> hes not firm and decisive about what he wants to do. >> the discovery of his name in stone was groundbreaking. >> the significance of the pilate ...

Release someone for you at the passover. >> yes. >> its the one chance he has to do a litmus test on what the crowd actually thinks about jesus. >> barabbas is offered as a choice in a kind of passover amnesty. >> who shall i release? barabbas or jesus? >> he has the power over life and death in judaea, yet hes perfectly willing to throw this open to the crowd and say, you guys decide. >> barabbas. >> sort of perplexing that pilate would have, under any circumstances, thought about letting go a ...

Crucifixion. one would be sedition or high treason, the other is leading a slave revolt. well jesus didnt seem to be doing either of those to pilate. >> indeed. he has done nothing to deserve death. >> he stirs up the people. >> yeah. >> stirs up the people. >> he may have had a squabble about whether the temple apparatus wasnt done right or not, but thats still not sedition or high treason. >> pontius pilate is put in a tough spot. he doesnt seem to want to make a decision when thats his ultima...

>> in all four gospel accounts, pilate offers the authorities a bizarre choice. >> theres a character called barabbas who is a violent revolutionary and hes been arrested, round about the same time that jesus has. >> you have a custom that i release someone for you at the passover. >> yes. >> its the one chance he has to do a litmus test on what the crowd actually thinks about jesus. >> barabbas is offered as a dmois kind of a passover amnesty. >> who shall i release? barabbas or jesus? >> he ha...

>> sort of perplexing that pilate would have, under any circumstances, thought about letting go a rebel. >> barabbas. >> but of course, in the story, its barabbas the violent revolutionary they decide to let off. >> release barabbas. >> jesus heart must have sunk. these are the people he was trying to serve whose interest he was so concerned about this he tried to minister to and they just totally turned their back on him and it must have been unimaginable the death of his despair. >> what am i ...