proudliberal

Normally I dont,but for this case I make an exception. I really think and believe that the death penalty was the correct penalty and I really would have loved to participate in it.I would give anything for someone build me a time machine that worked so that I could go back in time and participate in it.

hayahtowb

Why?

Zeda

I have to concur, why? What criminal acts did he commit that deserved execution?

Neo-Nietzschean

I think proudliberal is just simply being sarcastic. The Jesus of the Bible is a completely mythological creation. And the execution of Jesus itself is also myth, there is no historical evidence for it. To believe in Jesus and the crucifiction is a matter of faith not of reason.

proudliberal

Nothing is worse than blasphemy,not even adolph hitlers crimes were as bad as jesus lying, to get the religious right to try to convert our government into a neo christian fascist state.

:devil3:

DBT

If there was a historical Jesus, he most likely would not have been executed by the Romans in the manner that's described in the Gospels.

The Romans had some harsh punishments, but also quite a fair justice system, a man was not condemned without a trial, and he was not handed to the executioner until found guilty.

It doesn't seem likely that Pilate, a Roman Governer, would declare that he found Jesus innocent and then deliver him to the executioners to be crucified.

proudliberal

Jesus was crucified by the religious law of blasphemy and was found guilty by the sanhedrin and was killed by the people under the torah and religious law(I believe that even in rome there was separation of church and state).

Most likeley he was found innocent under roman law by pilate and pilate washed his hands of him and the issue, and allowed the people to carry out the death sentence under religious law.

Under the code of the torah and talmud jesus was justly crucified.

DBT

There seems to be contradictions in the gospel account though, if Pilate declared -"I am innocent of this man's blood: see to it yourselves" and;
"Jesus he delivered up to their will. (Luke 23: 25-26)

So if the Sanhedrin condemned Jesus, wouldn't they have stoned him to death? They appeared to have the power under Roman jurisdiction to carry out the sentence.
Why then were the Romans involved in the execution of Jesus?

Jesus apparently died a Roman judicial death, which makes Pilate's hand washing seem implausible.

Aria

Oh Em Gee, a weird biblical contradiction that doesn't make any sense. Colour me surprised.

Yahzi

Jesus did not deserve to be crucified. He deserved a prescription to Haxadol, or whatever anti-psychotic medicine would be appropriate to his problem.