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Passover. >> yes. >> it's 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 he's 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 letting go a rebel. >> barabbas. >> barabbas. >> barabbas. >> barabbas. >> yes? >> barabbas. >> barab...

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. >> he's not firm and decisive about what he wants to do. >> the discovery of his name in stone was groundbreaking. >> the significance of the pilate stone is that it actually gives us hard evidence of this centr...

Crucifixion. one would be sedition or high treason. the other is leading a slave revolt. well, jesus didn't 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 that's still not sedition or high treason. >> pontius pilate is put in a tough spot. he really doesn't seem to want to make a decision when that's his ultimate job, the power of life over death. >> in all four gospel accou...

Arrested, around about the same time that jesus has. >> you have a custom that i release someone for you at the passover. >> yes. >> it's 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 he's 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 rebel. >> barabba...

>> there's 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 didn't 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 wasn't done right or not, but that's still not sedition or high treason. >> pontius pilate is put in a tough spot. he doesn't seem to want to make a decision when that's his ultimate job -- the power of life over ...