The Romans appointed quasi-Jewish and Jewish overseers to Palestine in that time; Christ was given over to the Romans, but they are not considered complicit in His death, except peripherally.
The name of the actual executioners of Christ's sentence are lost to time.
In a sense, nobody directly killed Him as Jesus gave up His own spirit. The Roman Governor who sentenced Him to death by crucifixion was Pontius Pilate.
Judea was not headed by a governor. It was administered by a prefect on behalf of the Governor of Syria. Pontius Pilate, the prefect, did not want Jesus to be executed. He thought that he was innocent. It was he crowd in Jerusalem who wanted Jesus executed.
There were no two Roman emperors that persecuted Jesus. In fact, it would be accurate to say that no Roman emperor ever persecuted Jesus. Although Jesus was executed during the reign of Tiberius, Tiberius himself, more than likely never heard of him. Underlings passed judgement and sentences of non- citizens in the provinces and Jesus was not a Roman citizen.
If you read John 19:10 this will help you to see that Jesus knew full well that Pilate had the authority to release him or put him to death. Ultimately Jesus was condemned and executed at the hand or order of Pilate.
Roman governor Pilate ordered the cruciffication of Jesus.
The individual first named Saul was alive when the ancient Roman empire occupied Judea. After a religious experience, Saul stopped persecuting Christians and became an apostle of Jesus Christ. He was renamed Paul. Reportedly Paul was executed in Rome.
Jesus Christ
Jesus was executed for insurrection (rebellion) against the Roman rule.
Jesus was executed for insurrection (rebellion) against the Roman rule.
Judea was not headed by a governor. It was administered by a prefect on behalf of the Governor of Syria. Pontius Pilate, the prefect, did not want Jesus to be executed. He thought that he was innocent. It was he crowd in Jerusalem who wanted Jesus executed.
That was when Jesus of Nazareth came back to life a few days after being executed by the Roman government.
He was publicly executed by crucifixion after a trial by the Jewish Sanhedrin judicial council, with the consent of the Roman governor. I thought that the sword by the Roman Solider killed him.
There were no two Roman emperors that persecuted Jesus. In fact, it would be accurate to say that no Roman emperor ever persecuted Jesus. Although Jesus was executed during the reign of Tiberius, Tiberius himself, more than likely never heard of him. Underlings passed judgement and sentences of non- citizens in the provinces and Jesus was not a Roman citizen.
We don't have a precise date for the birth of Christianity. However tradition says that Jesus was executed in 33 AD and after this, the disciples of Jesus spread the movement all over the empire.
Any Roman citizen, including generals, charged with treason could be executed.
They were executed by the Romans because of their strong faith in Jesus.
The Romans sentenced and executed Jesus Christ.
Indeed he was. He was executed by the Roman government under the authority of Pontious Pilate for the charge of being a revolution leader in 31 AD. That much is known for certain.