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before pontius pilate, and the problem is this was actually built by the emperor hadrian over a century after jesus was crucified, so while it s the traditional place of pilate s condemnation of jesus, it s too late, archaeologically, to be the actual spot. modern pilgrims still follow the centuries old tradition of the via dolorosa, but a recent discovery may reveal the actual spot where jesus stood trial. in january 2015, a major discovery hits the news. these are busy days in jerusalem, where more than 2,000 years of history are recorded in one building where pontius pilate may have sentenced jesus. amit reem was one of the israeli team who made the discovery, during archaeological work under the tower of david museum.
before he ever entered the city on the donkey, to do whatever it took to accomplish the mission. matthew describes the whole city of jerusalem being in turmoil, with people saying, who is this? and the crowds answer, this is jesus, the prophet from nazareth. he arrives just as the city prepares for passover. passover is the largest religious event of the jewish calendar. language like king of the jews and promises of a new kingdom is very powerful, especially when people are celebrating the liberation of the jewish people from a tyrannical power. now we really can understand why the more zealotic disciples would say, let s get ready to rumble. he s going to come and kick the romans out of town. we re going to get our capital city back. jesus riding in to jerusalem through the streets on the back of a donkey isn t just simple transportation into the city.
this is a very deliberately provocative act. jesus is essentially claiming, i am the king of the jews, the expected messiah, coming from the east into jerusalem to bring new hope. anyone in authority at the time would be deeply concerned that jesus was actually trying to incite some kind of rebellion. pontius pilate is also in jerusalem, not to celebrate passover, but to keep the peace and dispense roman justice. imagine you have thousands and thousands of people coming to the same place. they re staying in tents all around 9 the city. in walks jesus with thousands of followers, and he tries to disrupt what s going on there.
this is exactly what pilate s job is. his job is to prevent that kind of a ruckus. so for pilate, it s order in the city he s looking to maintain. to keep jerusalem under control, pilate depends on a powerful ally. the way that rome rules in judaea is by using the high priests, so the high priests are running the show, but rome exercises its own power over the priestly class by appointing and sacking at will. according to historical account, pilate governed through the same high priest for ten years. caiphas is the ultimate moral and religious authority in jerusalem, and he s also the mediator between the people and the roman government. caiaphas ruled as high priest for a long time, suggesting that he was a pretty practical fellow. but his power depends on rome. caiaphas has to go and ask for pilate to release to him the