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>> you have the authority over me, only because it was given to you by god. >> the poor carpenter from nazareth would have been to pilate, ridiculous. and he rejects it completely. >> but it also would have presented a real threat to the priest because that meant that jesus superseded them. then he would have sovereignty over the temple and over the priestly class. and they could not have that. >> about to crucify your king. >> crucify him. >> crucify him. >> why? what has he done? >> if you set him free, that means you are not the emperor's friend. >> caiaphas knows how to push

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. >> ponchos pilate is put in a tough spot. he doesn't to want make a decision when that's his ultimate job. the power of life over death. >> in all four gospel accounts, pilate offers the authorities a b...

The final decision in his court rests with him. >> so why did the gospel accounts try to make the man who condemned jesus into a good guy?

Pilate, the prefect of judea. man, in honor of the roman other 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

>> reporter: the narrative of the new testament unfolds powerfully along the shores of the sea of galilee. today is where's religious pilgrims come to explore the natural beauty but to look up from the pages of the gospels and imagine what happened here. this is a landscape of miracles. love and faith. where jesus is said to have told his followers, don't be afraid. today it's where pilgrims come to dig even deeper. these students are volunteering at an archaeological site in the first century town of magda lin. >> show how they lived in the last 2,000 years.len. >> show how they lived in the ...