What religion were those who drove the nails?

Question

They couldn't have been believers...

Answer 1

They MUST have been Christian atheists.....

Yayyy!! JellyBean!!

Answer 2

Folks! Read the Book! Don't make stuff up. The men who drove the nails were Roman soldiers. Not Jews! The religion of Rome then was mythology of Greek gods and godesses given Roman names. We make ourselves subject to ridicule when we don't know the simple facts of what we say we believe.

Answer 3

They were Roman soldiers who did what they were told to do. Like our Soldiers today...they were probably of mixed religions. one of the soldiers cried when he saw what was done. That would make me think that in the last hour he became a believer.

Who drove the nails is not important...The point is that someone had to do it. Had they not, the prophecy would have gone unfulfilled. We are not the responsible party here, we are the recipients. Jesus chose to make the sacrifice knowing full well that his fleshly body had to die.

Answer 4

Drove?

Christians never stopped driving nails!

Answer 5

Romans drove the nails - they were Italians - pagan. Sinful people drove the nails though - our sin put Jesus on the cross - it was our fault.

Answer 6

unfortunately they were Jews just like Jesus. His own people drove the nails. However, some repented when Jesus was ascending because Jesus spoke with his father God in a different language and then the sky turned dark and opened up. Those who saw this then believed he was the true Messiah.

Answer 7

Politicians drove the nails! Both Roman and Jewish political leaders.

Technically, Roman soldiers. Acting under the orders of Pontius Pilate, but, technically, notice that Pilate tried to get the "chief priests, the rulers and the people" to let Jesus free, and offered Barabbus instead.

The other interesting thing to note, is the dynamics between Pilate and Herod. Pilate acknowledged Herod's jurisdiction over the Jews, which pleased Herod.

Herod feared an uprising among the Jewish people, and did not want to lose his official Roman government postion of political power over the Jews.

Pilate feared Caesar, and also did not want any controversy. He wanted the conflict to just go away, so as not to attract the attention of Caesar.

The chief priests and the Pharisees feared Jesus, fearing that "the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation."

Here are passages from several of the Gospels

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Luke 22:2 "and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people."
22:52
Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, "Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs?
22:54
Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest. Peter followed at a distance.
22:66
At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and teachers of the law, met together, and Jesus was led before them.
Luke 23:1 Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate.
2 And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Christ, a king." 3 So Pilate asked Jesus, "Are you the king of the Jews?" "Yes, it is as you say," Jesus replied. 4 Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, "I find no basis for a charge against this man." 5 But they insisted, "He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He started in Galilee and has come all the way here." 6 On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean. 7 When he learned that Jesus was under Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time. 8 When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him. From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform some miracle. 9 He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10 The chief priests and the teachers of the law were standing there, vehemently accusing him. 11 Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant robe, they sent him back to Pilate. 12 That day Herod and Pilate became friends--before this they had been enemies.

13 Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, "You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined him in your presence and have found no basis for your charges against him. 15 Neither has Herod, for he sent him back to us; as you can see, he has done nothing to deserve death. 16 Therefore, I will punish him and then release him." 18 With one voice they cried out, "Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!" 19 (Barabbas had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.) 20 Wanting to release Jesus, Pilate appealed to them again. 21 But they kept shouting, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" 22 For the third time he spoke to them: "Why? What crime has this man committed? I have found in him no grounds for the death penalty. Therefore I will have him punished and then release him." 23 But with loud shouts they insistently demanded that he be crucified, and their shouts prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand. 25 He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the one they asked for, and surrendered Jesus to their will.

Answer 8

It was Roman guards that put the nails into Christ's hands.

Answer 9

They were Roman so they could have been several things, but were probably muti-theist in the Greek tradition. Their Gods probably have planets named for them now.

Answer 10

Uhh, I believe they worshiped Jupiter.
why don't you do a little research on the Roman myths if you want to learn more.

Answer 11

The religion of the "currently fiscally in charge" peeps. Luvya JB!