What evidence is there that Pontius Pilate ordered the death of Jesus? Didn't he try to help in every way?

Question

Does not the Bible show him trying to help Jesus in every way he could down to trying to pardon him?

Answer 1

He didn't order the death. He washed his hands of it, giving it back to the Jewish ruling class.

His inaction in making a ruling ensured Jesus would die, but he didn't actively sentence him.

If you are going to give God a pass for allowing sin to enter the worlds, and allowing disaster, death and disease, you must give Pilate a pass for allowing Jesus to be Crucified.

Answer 2

Pontius Pilate does seem to have had quite a reputation but it was so much more than this if you read the gospel accounts in the Scriptures. If you remember, even Pilate's wife came to him to try and stop him because she had had a warning dream. The responsibility lies also with the hard line Jewish elders who wanted Jesus out of their lives forever. They, it seemed, were the ones who encouraged the people to cry for the death of Jesus. For the ordinary people had only a while back flocked to hear and see Jesus and, we are told, they thought he taught with authority unlike their Jewish leaders. This made those leaders envious and set on his death.

Answer 3

I am sure that Pontius Pilate had a sort of sympathy for Jesus but could not really do any thing for him without upsetting the majority,so he ,in a way had his hands tied and had no choice but to leave it with the people.

Answer 4

The Bible stories are the only evidence of such a thing, and the crucifixion stories are simply not credible in any way shape or form. They go completely against the well documented behavior of Pilate. The idea that Rome would cave in to a Jewish mob in the midst of a war against the Jews is absurd to the highest degree. That aspect of the crucifixion story is so anachronistic, that it could not possibly have been a 1st century component of the story.

The response would have been to attack the crowd and slaughter them all.

Answer 5

What interests me is why there is no Roman record of the occurrence.Just the Bible.So, there is no evidence that the event even took place.Let alone that Pilate was or was not the person who ordered the death of a Jesus.

Answer 6

It does:

Matthew 27:23-25 (New International Version)
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23"Why? What crime has he committed?" asked Pilate.
But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify him!"

24When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. "I am innocent of this man's blood," he said. "It is your responsibility!"

25All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and on our children!"

Pilate didn't want a riot on His hands-that's the reason that he turned Jesus over to the jews.

Answer 7

He couldn't do that without risking his head.

But he tried to weasle his way around it by offering a pardon. He offered the people the chance to choose between Barabas (a terrorist) and Jesus (pacifist).

Of course, the people chose the violent murderous son of a b*tch over a good man... Why choose peace when you can have war?

... Humanity makes me sick...

Answer 8

1) The Bible testifies to the fact that Jesus was known among the Jews; he used to preach and deliver sermons in the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. It was therefore, unnecessary to hire a Jew for thirty pieces of silver to direct them to him as related in Mathew.

2) It is related that one of the twelve disciple's named Judas Iscariot was hired to direct the Jews to Jesus. They then sentenced him after which Judas was greatly ashamed and dissociated himself from their act and then committed suicide. All this took place within twenty-four hours. The contradictions are obvious.

3) The clearest proof, which alone is sufficient to discredit this story, is when the Jews passed the sentence of death against Jesus and intended to get the approval of the governor, Pontius Pilate.




“ And Jesus stood before the governor: The governor asked him, saying, ‘Art thou the king of the Jews!’ And Jesus said unto him, ‘Thou sayeth (sayest)’: And when he was accused of (by) the chief priests and elders. He answered nothing. Then said Pilate unto him, ‘Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee?’ And he answered him never (to) a word.” Mathew 27:11-14

The Christians will interpret the above verse to mean that Jesus wanted to die on the cross for the redemption of mankind and for the forgiveness of their sins: if so, then why did he ask to turn away that cup from him (i.e. death)? Why did he cry out while on the Cross (as they assume): “ O Lord, why hast thou forsaken me?” How could he have remained silent when the truth was being challenged? He was known for his soul-inspiring sermons challenging the learned Jewish Rabbis. No sane person can believe in this. If the story of the Cross-is disproved then the very foundation on which Christianity is based, will be demolished.

Muslims believe that Jesus was not crucified by the Jews as revealed in the Holy Qur’an by Allah in a crystal clear manner:

“And because of their saying (in boast):’We killed messiah Jesus, son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah’; -- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but the resemblance of Jesus was put over another man (and they killed that man), and those who differ therein are full of doubts. They have no (certain) knowledge, they follow nothing but conjecture. For surely, they killed him not (i.e., Jesus, son of Mary). But Allah raised him (Jesus) up (with his body and soul) unto Himself (and he Jesus PBUH is in the heavens).. And Allah is Ever All-Powerful, All-Wise.” The Holy Qur’an, Chapter 4, Verse 157,158
http://islam.thetruecall.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=159&mode=&order=0&thold=0

Answer 9

I think Pilate did want to save Jesus. He did every bureaucratic trick he could. Then when they didn't work, he publicly washed his hands of the matter.

Answer 10

Yes he did, but he still ordered the death- though technially it was a good thing... sad but good