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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 the jerusalem to bring new hope. >> anyone in authority at t time would be deeply concerned that jesus was actually trying to incite come kind of rebellion. >> 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 the city. in walks jesus with thousan...

>> he has to go and ask for pilate to release to him the ceremonial robes that he has to wear. it's a real moment where rome exercises it's authority over judea, over the jewish people, even over the jewish religious authorities at the time. >> jesus is about to strike at the heart of jewish authority in the city. the temple itself. >> massive stones. >> do you see all these great buildings? not one stone here will be left standing on another. >> jesus is disturbed by the fact that there was commerce going on and the temple precincts. >> you have all of these money changes in the gentile part ...

>> the possibility is exciting. it reminds us once again that this is a real life story that happened in a real place and in a realtime. >> the most famous trial in history is about to begin. >> romans were very clear about reserving capital punishment into their own hands. the jewish authorities in jerusalem have no authority to execute anybody. >> so if jesus is o to be crucified, then the only person that can authorize that is the roman prefect, ponchos pilate. >> after disturbing the temple, jesus is a marked man. >> he goes and has the last is up we are his i did siep ms and goes to the g...

>> for pilate, trouble during passover is the last thing he needs. >> what's going on? >> there's been some trouble in the temple. >> it's possible that pilate had heard about jesus. >> nothing to worry about. >> on the other hand, pilate was a very busy man and jesus was just another pesant causing problems. >> pilate is about to discover the man before him is no ordinary criminal. >> it's not a big deal for a roman governor to sentence someone to die, especially for anything that sounds like treason. >> anyone who proclaims himself king or followers proclaim himself king is a direct throat r...

Place of the trial of jesus before pilate. and the problem is this was actually built over a century after jesus was crucified. so while it's trat addition place of pilate's condemnation of jesus, it's too late ark logically to be the actual spot. >> modern pilgrims still follow the century's old tradition of the via dell rosa. but a recent discovery may reveal the 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 reported in one building where pilate may have sentenced jesus. >> thi...