(March 1, 2015 at 1:34 pm)Crossless1 Wrote:(March 1, 2015 at 1:03 pm)Drich Wrote: Piloet on the other hand was a fence sitter who did not want to upset the jews or Rome.
I use to think he wasn't a bad guy, but then I saw 'the passion'.. (Which illustrates a biblical truth I did not fully grasp.) after finding Jesus innocent, he had him scourged.
That is like going through a high profile murder trial, found innocent, then sentenced to being beaten to an inch of your life then nailed to a cross because 'the people' don't care about justice, they want your blood.
Piloet was a weak leader and a coward for not doing the right thing even by today's standards.
You must be joking. Have you ever read anything about Pilate outside the NT? A fence sitter worried about upsetting the Jews?
Up setting the jews in that he was on thin ice with Rome. 'Upset jews' meant revolt, and revolt meant a heavy handed response from ceasar directed at him. I wasn't looking to do a history lesson. 'Up set jews' was more than explaination enough for anyone who knows of piloets situation.