Jesus and his group of followers got in trouble with Roman Authority?

Question

Somebody mentioned this on here. Just wondering if you could provide details to confirm or deny the question.

Answer 1

absolutely -- they saw him as a political/military rabble rouser

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Answer 2

Most scholars agree that the primary reason that Jesus was executed was because he was a political threat to the Romans, not a religious threat to the Jews. This is very likely because of the following:

-- The Bible itself says that Pontius Pilate had "Iesous Nazarenos Basileus Iudaion" written on a plaque attached to the crucifix. This means, in Greek, "Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews". Clearly this was meant to show all potential Jewish rebels what happened to people who threatened Roman authority. Crucifixion was a very public torture and execution which was specifically designed to terrorize people into submission.

-- No, Jesus was clearly not a zealot and did not intend a military uprising. But, the Bible says that he associated with this group ("Simon the Zealot" and "Judas Iscariot" (Iscariot probably referred to Judas carrying a weapon and implies that he was a militaristic Jew before he left that life to follow Jesus -- In fact, it was likely that Judas became dissatisfied with Jesus' pacifist and spiritual message and this led him to betray Jesus).

-- There was no separation of church and state in the Roman world. Remember that good Romans gave sacrifice to images of the Emperor. The Romans did not impose this duty on Jews, but they did expect Jews to worship the temple and obey the High Priest -- who was a collaborator with the Romans. The High Priest was "in the Romans' pocket", so to speak. When Jesus preached that the temple was a "den of thieves" and would be destroyed soon, and that people should no longer feel bound by the rules of sacrifice at the temple, he was directly threatening the Romans' ability to control the people of Jerusalem and the surrounding region.

-- If Jesus was guilty of a religious crime, or of claiming to be God or some other sacrilege or offense to the High Priest alone -- Pilate would have given him back to the Jews to STONE TO DEATH. Jews did not crucify people. Crucifixion was invented in Persia but was used by the Romans for high crimes against the Roman state committed by non-citizens and foreigners. Jesus, a Galilean Jews, was definitely an outsider and a non-citizen. The Temple authority would NEVER have crucified a fellow Jew (even a Galilean) for a religious offense. They would have stoned him.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

It would take more space than we have here.

Read the Gospels and the Book of Acts. Maybe a few more of Paul's letter. Basically, the New Testament

It was also the Roman Authority... especially in the days immediately after Christ when Paul was spreading the word around the Roman Empire. It was, after all, Nero, THE Roman Authority, who had Peter and then Paul executed at Rome

Answer 4

Yes, because of their beliefs. In those days the Romans were notorious for persecuting/torturing Christians, and sometimes going as far as decapitating them if they did not renounce their beliefs.

Answer 5

The roman government gave the decision to release Jesus from prison or Barabbas to the people. The people called for Barabbas' release and told the officials to crucify Jesus.

JOHN 19:10-16

10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?

11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

12 ¶ And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.

13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gab'batha.

14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

15 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.

Answer 6

well the high priest or what he was of the jews didn't want jesus going round proclaiming himself the son of god ans since the romans where there at the time they took care of him

Answer 7

They WENT LOOKING for trouble in order to self-fulfill certain obscure verses in the OT.

Answer 8

They were afraid of what Christ was capable of. Just like today, most people who don't understand something are afraid of it and instead of learning the persecute and ridicule.

Answer 9

P.Pilate tried to let him go, it was the jews that wanted his neck