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Why was Jesus' trial strange?

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9y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Jesus' trial, actually trials, were strange for a number of reasons. In the synoptic gospels, Jesus was first brought to trial before the Sanhedrin at 3 p'clock in the morning, but it is pointed out that the Sanhedrin could not have met in judgement during the hours of darkness. Pointedly, John's Gospel omits this trial, simply having Jesus brough separately before Annas then Caiaaphas.

Pontius Pilate could never have allowed the Jews to bully him into finding Jesus guilty, as described in The Bible. Had he done so, he would have been relieved of his command and returned in disgrace.

In spite of the gospels, it seems that there was no practice in Jerusalem of freeing one prisoner at the time of the Passover. however there was a Jewish tradition that at the time of Yom Kippur one lamb was to be freed, taking the sins of the world, while another lamb was sacrificed. It has been suggested that there is irony in that the accused whom Pontius Pilate freed, Barabbas, should have been sacrificed, while Jesus should have been freed. Jesus was portrayed as the Son of the Father, while the name Barabbas also means "Son of the Father", so the Jews freed the wrong "Son of the Father".

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