Jesus born in Bethelhem in Judea was crucified under the Roman Empire. True?

Question

Matthew 27:22
"What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?" Pilate asked. They all answered, "Crucify him!"
Matthew 28:5
The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

Matthew 26
14Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
15And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.
16And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

Luke
2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
3Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
5And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
6And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

above verses from Matthew 26 and Luke 22 chapters show that Judas Iscariot showed who Jesus was to be caught and crucified

Mark 14
10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them.
11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.

John 6
70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
71He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

All the four gospels reveal how Judas Iscariot led by Satan betrayed Jesus into the hands of the people who wanted to crucify Jesus.

Matthew 27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
John 19:19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Mark 15:12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
Mark 15:15 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
Luke 23:11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate.
Luke 23:12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
Luke 23:3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.
Luke 23:21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.
So Jesus was crucified

Matthew 28
5 The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.
7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."

Mark 16
9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

Jesus rose from the dead and appeared to many people

Answer 1

BOTH ARE TRUE...

Answer 2

The Bethlehem story must be suspect. It has the merit of fitting in nicely with the prophecy in Micah, and was probably invented to do so. As Bethlehem was NOT part oif the Roman Empire at the time of the birth of Christ, it is clear that the Augustus tax survey story is without foundation.
By the time of Christ's death circa 34 AD, Judea had been taken over by the Romans, and they alone had the power to punish by death. The Jewish priests wanted to get rid of him, not for believing himself the Messiah, but because he said he had the pwer to forgive sin - he wasn't just another prophet. So they framed him for the romans as a political threat: "Whoever makes himself a King goes against Caesar."

Answer 3

The Bible as a historic record is pretty spotty. Some of the events in it are identifiable as real historic happenings and other parts there is no evidence for.

I don't think there is any historic evidence other than the Bible to confirm that a person named Jesus existed and was crucified. This doesnt mean he didn't exist, it just means that either you believe the curcifixion account in the Bible or you don't, there is no other evidence about it.

Answer 4

Yes, this is true.

One thing that we tend to forget is that, while the Jews (Jesus' own people), clamored for His crucifixion, it was the Roman authorities who carried it out. This plainly shows that both Jew and gentile had guilt to share.

Too bad that more people throughout history took little or notice of this fact. It could have meant a lot less blood libel stories in the Middle Ages in Europe and would have removed one of the prime motivations for Hitler's mass murders.

Answer 5

Everybody knows this was a political decision from the Jews and the Romans ,but to answer the question his death was sought by the high priest Caifas(Jew priest)

Answer 6

Interesting but incendiary question. It is curious that the Roman Empire kept records of everything from sandal contracts for the legions, citizen census rolls, boles for galleys, groats of wheat harvested etc. But no record of Jesus being crucified exists. Not saying that he didn't exist but it just is not historically provable.

Answer 7

According to the story, but if you are asking for truth, well, hopefully that comes when we pass on.

Answer 8

True. Why?

Answer 9

True & true to both.