why did the Jews kill Christ?

Question

The question is not did the Jews kill Christ but WHY did they kill Him.

Answer 1

Jews had nothing to do with the death of Jesus- it wa spurely a Roman thing. The so called trial given in the NT story is the completely opposite of the Jewish law
1) It takes place at night- all trials were held during the day
2) It takes place in a private home- all trials in jeruslaem were held in the court of the Sanhedrin in the Temple courtyard
3) There were very few people present - there have to be a minimum of 21 judges in a capital case- in Jerusalem the full Sanhedrin of 70 judges heard capital cases.
4) If a court cannot find a person guilty, they are forbidden to hand them over to secular authorities - the "court" in the NT does not find jesus guilty and then hands him over.

So four serious violations of the halacha (Jewish law)- which since they were in a capital case means the death sentence for those committing the violations- yet the NT keeps slandering the Pharisees and their strict adherence to the law!

Ont op of that- you have a big problem, a Roman governor who is later removed for excessive cruelty! (You gotta wonder- and this from a people that watched people fighting to death, getting eaten alive etc for fun!) And yet a conquered, powerless group of people is somehow meant to have the ability to get him to obey them?

What does make ssense is if this whole ridiculous scenario is inserted in to remove the blame from the Romans when the early Christians were trying to convert them and needed a scapegoat! Who better than the people that had rejected their new God - ot removes the blame from the people they are trying to convert while giving an excuse why the vast majority of them have rejected him!

Answer 2

Hello,

Because he was a threat to the status quo at the time.
After Herod the Great, the Romans cleaned up house took away some of Judea's autonomy and the Roman governor in that district only had the power to put a person to death.
Pilate actually was about to aquit Jesus but he was under a great deal of political pressure:

1) He had been appointed governor by Sajenus the Usurper and after Sejanus' downfall it is speculated Tiberius kept that in mind.

2) Sejanus was annti semetic, Tiberius was not. Pilate pissed of the Jews for:

1) Bringing the Legion's standards into the temple area.

2) Expropriating money from the temple fund to finance a new aquaduct into Jerusalem.

3) Over reacting and harshly putting down some Jewish demonstrations.

Numerous complaints went to Rome and a delegation of prominant Jews went personally to Rome to complain.
Sejanus didn't care less by Tiberius did.

In short Pilate was on very thin ice politically and perhaps physically. He could ill afford another riot or big disturbance.
Lets just say he knew Jesus was ok and no threat to Rome but had to take a political expediant way out of a very difficult political situation therby having Jesus put to death.

In conclusion the Pharisees and Sanhedrin, considering Jesus a threat to their lifestyles and the survival of their culture set Jesus up for the fall and the Romans, though having no quarrel with him were forced to be the hatchet men.
Roman justice really failed here.

Michael Kelly

Answer 3

1) There are no Jews alive today that killed Christ.
2) Neither are there any Jews alive today that instigated the death of Christ.

Christ said this:
John 10
18 "No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."

He gave his life for us.

EDIT:
It was prophesied that they would not believe. That was done in the Old Testament. And it was fulfilled in the New Testament. None of this is a surprise to those who understand it. The deeper you get into what the Bible has in it, the more aware you become of how the Jews of that time were positioned to disbelieve the Messiah by their very belief system that they had developed by then.

Answer 4

Yes, but the Jew's DIDN'T kill Jesus. That's like asking, "Why did the Jews grow wings and fly? I don't want to know if they did; I want to know why they did." The question just doesn't make sense.

Answer 5

Which Jews ? Someone killed Christ, whether it was Roman soldiers or a Jew is irrelevant. The important fact is that Christ forgave them, so it is not upto you to raise the issue again. You are not Christ nor can you speak for Him. He came and suffered so that there would be no excuse for sin and a way out for those who accepted the perfect sacrifice to offer to God as remission for their own.

SHORT ANSWER: Because He said He was equal to God, and also said that He was the son of God.

OF COURSE MR OSAMA / MOHAMMAD THAT ANSWER IS NO GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU ?

Answer 6

there were no jews who killed christ. none. there were romans, and they even admitted that they killed the man. what's your problem? isn't it enough that someone who did something admits to it? why do you need to keep rehashing the whole, tired, old blood libels? jesus was killed by the romans, using crucifixion, which was a roman form of execution. btw, don't you remember, there was a thief on the next cross over? he got there the same way.... the romans.

Answer 7

1.) Crucifixion was a Roman form of punishment - if anyone killed Christ, it was the Romans and not the Jews.
2.) There is no credible proof Jesus ever existed.

Answer 8

The Romans crucified Yeshua ben Ioseph (Jesus Christ) for fomenting insurrection against the Roman Empire. The *Pharisees* ratted him out because he was a threat to their power-structure and religio-political base.
You're blaming an entire group of people for what a specific sect did.

Answer 9

First off, if your saying this out of hate of the jews, get over it. That's like saying all white people are bad because our ancestors were jerks to black people.

Anyways, people tend to get freaked out by things they don't understand. Those in high power also do not like when somebody starts to get too high up their and threaten their position, you know?

BUT DON'T BLAME THE JEWS TODAY. For the love of Pete people, stop the hate of Jews already!

Answer 10

The Romans killed him because of religion competition. It's still going on today.