Hold on a tick - Jesus Christ and the Ancient Romans?

Question

Hi >
It may seem a bit Pythonion, but pray tell, why is Jesus such an Icon of the Roman Catholic church, as it was the Ancient Romans that killed him. So I am informed.
I am a Christian, C of E, but my local "Vicar of Dibly" cannot fully explain why he was also called "King of the Jews"
All a bit weird.
I am freindly with all religeons, and have no problems with different beleifs. Each to their own, but -
Any notions ?
Bob

Answer 1

Jesus was Jewish but he was shunned by the Jewish fathers. He wanted to see a return to the old scriptures and they didn't. The Romans thought this highly amusing that a man who was Jewish would claim to be the son of god but his own people would call for his death. They were mocking him when the Romans called him the King of the Jews and they crowned him with thorns.

Twenty two other people apart from Jesus claimed to be the messiah.

Answer 2

Well isnt Peter buried under the Vatican? Thats quite a big deal. OK the Romans killed him but he had a big following and it only increased in the first centuries of the first milennium (first? makes me stop for a second and think how silly it is that we're stuck with a date system because of some fictional saviour when the world is not 2006 years old but about 4 billion - but i digress)

He called himself King of Jews because that is the religion he came out of - he could hardly call himself a Christian could he? Judaism had a history going back several thousand more years so they werent eager to take on a new messiah. If you want something Pythonianly absurd get this - some college teacher in Saudi Arabia was fired from his job for blasphemy (I dont know if he was also executed) because he claimed Mohammed wasnt a Muslim before he was 40 years old - but how could he be? He was just a man how could he believe in a religion that had not been started. I expect he was basically Jewish for all intents and purposes as Muslims consider Jesus to be just a prophet rather than the son of God.

Life of Brian shows how religions can get started and how much insanity it involves. C of E huh? Oh well.

Answer 3

God allowed Satan to make use of the Jews and the Romans to execute Christ, which ended up destroying Satan's power over mankind.

"King of the Jews" was Pontius Pilate's derisive name for the Jewish Messiah.

Then God made use of the Romans to destroy Jerusalem and the temple, leaving the newly established church in its' place.

Then he prevailed upon the Roman emperor Constantine to become an advocate for the church, and himself be converted, just to prove to all of us that God is more powerful than evil, and also more powerful than the greatest empire the world had ever known.

Once that was accomplished, God allowed the Roman empire to be destroyed, while wholely preserving his church.

The ensuing chaos quickly spread the Catholic faith abroad, and in a remarkably short time frame, Catholicism had become the universal faith of the whole world.

Today, the ancient city of Jerusalem, along with Herod's magnificent Temple, as well as the Roman empire itself, are all merely echoes of the ancient past, while the Roman Catholic Church remains, the pillar and ground of the truth.

Answer 4

If I were you I would be looking at de-frocking your Anglican Priest if he doesn't know why Jesus was "called" King of the Jews.
This was the inscription placed on His Cross by Pontius Pilate, Governor of Judea. Jesus had told Pilate that He (Jesus) was a King, but not an earthly King. Pilate, accepted that Christ was King.
Although the Romans put many Christians to Death, eventually the Roman Caesar himself converted to Christianity and Rome became the central focus for the Church.

Answer 5

Actually, it's better than that. The Jews Pushed Jesus off on the Romans in ORDER to see Him killed. The thing is, His disciples gained numbers and spread everywhere. Eventually, they took over Rome, which is how they finally stopped the persecutions. The Bishop of Rome was then named the Pope, and the rest is history.

Answer 6

He was called 'King of the Jews' because there weren't any Christians until after his death and subsequent martyrdom - until then, they were just viewed as a radical branch of Judaism. Jesus himself was a Rabbi.

The Romans killed him because he was popular, and potentially a figurehead for revolt against Roman rule. The ancient Romans are not the same as the Roman Catholic church: although the latter was based in Rome, it is a Christian church, and of course by definition didn't exist until Jesus was martyred.

After all, until Christ's death, he was just another nutter who thought he was God: it was the martyrdom and the resurrection which set him aside.

Personally, I'm an atheist.

Answer 7

Pay attention to Pontius Pilate,and his wife.His wife is the one who persuaded Pontius to wash his hands of the whole matter.Herod is the real killer.He was the one who didn't give a stinking crap about Jesus.

Read the Babylonian Talmud. Pliny the Younger's letter to Emperor Trajan.
Also read the Mara Bar Serapion for a start.The bible is not the only account of Jesus crucifixion.

Answer 8

They saw Jesus as a threat to their society because of what he taught. Do some research on ancient Rome and you'll be able to understand what was happening at that time.

Jesus was Jewish so that's why he's an icon.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

"King of the Jews" was a mocking term the Romans gave Jesus, hence the crown of thorns they put on him.