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Does the death of Jesus have something to do with the history of Rome?
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∙ 15y ago
According to the Gospels, the religious leaders accused Jesus of blasphemy and treason; the mobs demanded that the Romans execute Jesus. The Roman governor found no fault with Jesus, but was afraid of the religious leaders, and executed Jesus.
Another answerJesus had a criminal trial before being put to death where he was charged with the following crimes...
"And they began to accuse him, saying, "We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Christ, a king."
- Luke 23:2
As you see, there are two or three criminal charges made against Jesus.
Regarding the charge of claiming to be a king, Jesus himself said...
"My kingdom is not of this world." - John 18:36
http://scripturetext.com/john/18-36.htm
But, regarding the charge of opposing paying taxes, there is considerable evidence this is the reason why Jesus was killed.
Evidence Jesus was a tax protester
1. Jesus taught,
"the subjects are exempt" ... from paying taxes to "kings on the earth."
- Matthew 17:26
2. Tax collectors, specifically, were very big fans of Jesus.
"Now all the tax collectors and sinners kept coming to listen to Jesus."
- Luke 15:1
3. But, Jesus also sought out the tax collectors himself. He described himself as a friend of tax collectors.
'a friend of tax collectors and sinners!'
- Matthew 11:19
4. Jesus said tax collectors are sick and wanted to heal them.
"Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?" And Jesus answered and said to them, "It is not those who are well who need a physician, but those who are sick."
- Luke 5:30-31
5. Jesus interfered with the tax collector's at work, at least twice.
A. A chief tax collector, who Jesus was teaching, actually returned some of the taxes he had taken from other people. This would be something Romans, and a few other tax collectors, could not appreciate.
"Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount."
- Luke 19:8
B. Jesus persuaded another tax collector to abandon his duties to follow him. Again, this was not appreciated by Romans.
"As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth; and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him."
- Matthew 9:9
Just these two events, perverting tax collectors, was enough to charge Jesus with a tax crime.
6. Jesus was so well-known for being followed by tax collectors, and speaking to, and teaching tax collectors that his persecutors used the very subject of taxation in an attempt to entrap him into giving out "illegal" tax advice.
"The Pharisees went and took counsel how they might entrap him in his talk. They sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and teach the way of God in truth, no matter who you teach, for you aren't partial to anyone. Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
NOTE: Many believe that because Jesus answered, "give to Caesar what is Caesars", he meant we should pay taxes to Caesar. Unfortunately, every Bible version completely fails to mention something which those present already knew, that Caesar's coin had an inscription saying Caesar is divine, a god. So, Jews could not carry or use this coin without breaking the first commandment (and in some bibles the second commandment), to have no other gods, no graven images, and no bowing down to them, nor serving them.
Jesus escaped entrapment, temporarily, by stating the obvious...
"Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." - Matthew 22:21 (WEB)
And what is obvious is that God made everything, and so everything belongs to God.
7. Jesus threw the moneychangers, i.e. bankers, out of the temple. This would mean, if there is no money being "changed", there are no taxes being paid.
You'll find that Jesus was dead within just three days after throwing the moneychangers out of the temple.
8. According to Caesar, Caesar is god. But, this is not what Jesus was teaching to tax collectors and other "sinners".
"No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon."
- Luke 16:13 (Mammon is the god of riches)
Jesus said, "it is written"...
"You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only."
- Matthew 4:10
Hearing all this did not make the Romans very happy, so followers of Jesus, i.e. tax collectors, sinners, (Christians) ... were persecuted.
For more about why Jesus was killed, see 'Sources and related links' below.
Other views
-Jesus did NOT lead a tax rebellion--he told his followers to pay Caesar in the Empire's coin. (Mark 12:17)*
-Jesus said to give back (render means give back) Caesar's things. The tax coin claimed "Caesar is son of god". And so, for this reason it was unlawful for Jews to possess such a coin. (See 1st and 2nd commandments, no other gods, no graven images/idols)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoJesus, it was charged, had declared himself to be the son of G_d. This, if true, would not have constituted blasphemy. It was no offense against the law for a man to claim that he was the son of G_d. All men, and especially all good men, were recognized as the sons of G_d.
Referring to Christ's that he was the son of G_d, no law, no precedent, and no fictitious case in The Bible or the rabbinical literature, can be cited to make of this expression a case of blasphemy. And even if he had been proven guilty of blasphemy, he could not have been put to death, for blasphemy, at this time, had ceased to be a capital offense.
The Romans would have not condemned a man to death for an offense against a religion in which they did not themselves believe. It may be urged that in his trial before Pilate the charge was changed to sedition. This charge was not sustained.
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∙ 13y agoThe Romans were the ones who passed the death sentence and then carried out the execution.
The Romans were the ones who passed the death sentence and then carried out the execution.
The Romans were the ones who passed the death sentence and then carried out the execution.
The Romans were the ones who passed the death sentence and then carried out the execution.
The Romans were the ones who passed the death sentence and then carried out the execution.
The Romans were the ones who passed the death sentence and then carried out the execution.
The Romans were the ones who passed the death sentence and then carried out the execution.
The Romans were the ones who passed the death sentence and then carried out the execution.
The Romans were the ones who passed the death sentence and then carried out the execution.
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∙ 15y agoNo. Blasphemy is not a Capital Crime against Roman Law.
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∙ 8y agoYes they or romans killed Jesus as an act of crucifixion because they or romans were afraid that Jesus would have been liked or a better ruler for Rome so the romans crucified him (Jesus)
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∙ 13y agoThe Romans were the ones who passed the death sentence and then carried out the execution.
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Who was the leader of Rome when Jesus was killed?
The Roman emperor at the time of Jesus' death was Tiberius.
Roman emperor when Jesus was alive?
The Emperor of Rome at the time of Jesus' death was Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar, but he did not kill Jesus. The only way Rome had a part in Jesus' death is that the land of Judah was under Roman control and the Jews could not put a person to death but had to appeal to Rome to crucify a person. The Jewish leaders wanted Jesus dead and so they appeal to Pontius Pilate, who was the Procurator (like a governor) to put Jesus to death. He obliged them.
Who ruled rome when jesus died?
When Jesus was put to death , the rulers of the land were the Romans.
Who ruled rome when Jesus was born in judaea?
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How long did Jesus preach in Rome?
Jesus the Christ did not preach in Rome, but Paul the apostle went to Rome and preached about Jesus as did other men.
Who is the emperor of rome before Jesus Christ?
Jesus was never the ruler of Rome. They killed him....remember?
Who eventually killed Jesus in ancient Rome?
Jesus died just outside Jerusalem, not in Rome.
Did rome fall because of Augustus's death?
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What led to the final fall of rome how to answer in complet paragraph?
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What has the author Mary Macgregor written?
Mary Macgregor has written: 'The story of Rome' -- subject(s): History 'Stories from Dante' 'The story of Rome, from the earliest times to the death of Augustus' -- subject(s): History, Juvenile literature 'The story of Greece' -- subject(s): Mythology, History
What did Jewish people believe at the time of Jesus's birth?
Many Jewish people believed that the Messiah would free them from the rule by Rome. Many accepted that Jesus was the Messiah, but none understood that he would free them from rule by Rome, not by military might or skill, but by freeing them from the fear of death.
When did Jesus Christ begin his journey in Rome?
Jesus never went to Rome, his trial in front of Pilate was in Jerusalem.
