Why is there no Roman record of Jesus being tried or executed by Pontius Pilate?

Answer 1

I think it's funny that you get all these response about joseph flavius... The point is, there is no record of Jesus existing in his "Lifetime" biblical or otherwise. Almost every important person in history has a record from their lifetime.

Answer 2

Archeology of the Roman Period is hardly exhaustive. The records we have are only a minuscule amount of what was recorded.

Most of the history of the Greco-Roman world, that we do have, was recorded by ancient historians hundreds of years after the actual events.

It must also be noted that the early persecutors of the Church, those who would be contemporaries with the Apostles, accused the Chistians of many things, but not with the fabrication of the Person of Christ.

Answer 3

Because troublemakers were executed by the Romans on a daily basis. They probably wouldn't have regarded him as being of greater importance than any of the other zealots they had to contend with, and not worthy of having his execution recorded.

Answer 4

Little is known of Pontius Pilate’s personal history. The only period of his life to receive historical notice is his Judean governorship. The one inscription known bearing his name was found in 1961 at Caesarea. It also refers to the “Tiberieum,” a building Pilate dedicated in honor of Tiberius.

Pilate’s tenure of office was not a peaceful one. According to the Jewish historian Josephus, Pilate made a bad start as to his relations with his Jewish subjects. He sent Roman soldiers bearing standards with images of the emperor on them into Jerusalem at night. This move provoked great resentment; a delegation of Jews traveled to Caesarea to protest the presence of the standards and call for their removal. After five days of discussion, Pilate sought to frighten the petitioners with the threat of execution by his soldiers, but their determined refusal to yield caused him to accede to their request.—Jewish Antiquities, XVIII, 55-59 (iii, 1).

Philo, a Jewish writer of the first century C.E. in Alexandria, Egypt, describes a somewhat similar act by Pilate evoking protest, this time involving gold shields bearing the names of Pilate and Tiberius, which shields Pilate placed in his quarters at Jerusalem. A Jewish appeal went to the emperor at Rome, and Pilate was ordered to remove the shields to Caesarea.—The Embassy to Gaius, XXXVIII, 299-305.

Josephus lists yet another disturbance. To construct an aqueduct to bring water into Jerusalem from a distance of about 40 kilometers (25 miles), Pilate used money from the temple treasury at Jerusalem. Large crowds clamored against this act when Pilate made a visit to the city. Pilate sent disguised soldiers to mix in with the multitude and, at a signal, to attack them, resulting in Jews’ being injured and some being killed. (Jewish Antiquities, XVIII, 60-62 [iii, 2]; The Jewish War, II, 175-177 [ix, 4]) Apparently the project was carried through to completion. This latter conflict is often suggested as the occasion when Pilate ‘mixed the blood of Galileans with their sacrifices,’ as recorded at Luke 13:1. From this expression it appears that these Galileans were slain right in the temple area. There is no way of determining if this incident relates to that described by Josephus or is a separate occasion. However, since the Galileans were subjects of Herod Antipas, the district ruler of Galilee, this slaughter may have been at least a factor contributing to the enmity that existed between Pilate and Herod up until the time of Jesus’ trial.—Luke 23:6-12.

Jewish writers, such as Philo, paint Pilate as an inflexible, self-willed man. (The Embassy to Gaius, XXXVIII, 301)

Answer 5

There is no historical record of Jesus except in the bible and a few religious writers. There are records of many people going back thousands of years though.

Answer 6

Have you looked? There is historical documents that refer to the execution. And they are not Biblical.

Flavious Josephus (ca. 37 - ca. 100) was a jewish historian. He wrote the book "Antiquities of the Jews" which he finished is about A.D. 93.

In book 18, chapetr 3, section 3 josephus speaks of Jesus.

Answer 7

Motombo say there is. You can find if you go look.

Peace and blessings from Church of Fish and Bread

Answer 8

uhmm, i think you have been misinformed. go check out ancientmanuscripts.com. Glenn Kimball is a historian who cites many NON biblical accounts even from Roman records.

Answer 9

Yes there is, damn it can't remember where but i have seen it on the history channel.

Answer 10

Good question. is jesus a myth?