They have Jesus arrested and tried before Pilate ... An illustration from the 14th century shows Pontius Pilate washing his hands to absolve himself as Christ is beaten before crucifixion.

We know the man, and we know his name. He is infamous for his contributions to Jesus’ suffering and death. Though his name is immortalized through the recitation of the Creed each Sunday ...

Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the ... The crowd, however, is not satisfied. Thus, Pilate washes his hands of the entire dilemma, ordering his men to do as the crowd ...

Pilate was shocked and frustrated that the crowd had chosen Barrabas over Jesus, so he decided to wash his hands of any responsibility for Jesus’ death. He said, “I am not responsible for the ...

When Jesus Christ stood accused before Pontius Pilate prior to Roman governor washing his hands of accusations of blasphemy against him, he explained, “Everyone on the side of truth listens to ...

Jesus was a troublemaker who had got his just desserts. To the Christians, however, he was a martyr and it was soon clear that the execution had made Judaea even more unstable. Pontius Pilate ...

It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often inflicted on social ...