Why did the Romans decide that Jesus should die by crucifixion?

Answer 1

Pontius Pilate, the relevant Roman Governor gave sentence, against Roman justice to condemn Jesus Christ, allowing him to be crucified.

He did this due to the political pressure put upon him by the Jews. Normally Pilate was known as a tough and often uncompromising, (even cruel) ruler and so such an action, where he 'caved in' to pressure seems certainly out of character.

Two factors gave the Jews significant leverage over Pilate. Firstly Pilate was a friend of one Sejanus (executed in 31AD) who, as head of the Praetorian guard in Rome had been implicated in a plot against Caesar. This did not put Pilate in a strong position politically, He was a marked man as far as Caesar was concerned.

Secondly, the Jews had in the recent past won an important 'victory' over an intransigent Pilate. Pilate had placed some heathen 'votive shields' in the temple which grossly offended the Jews as idolatrous. Despite protestations he refused to remove them and so the Jews complained to Caesar. So incensed was he that he despatched an immediate reply to Pilate ordering their removal and warning against any further repetition of such behaviour. Pilate risked losing both his position and possibly his life if he refused to heed the Jews request for crucifixion. Thus the comment by the Jews 'if you let this man go you are not Caesar's friend' was a thinly veiled threat to again complain with almost certain results.

Both of the abovementioned factors would have been in Pilate's mind as he weighed up the need for justice (he possibly could have gotten in trouble for injustice as well) against the demands of the Jews backed up by their strong political leverage. In the accounts we see him vacillating and also being quite unwilling to do what they wanted, as per his normal action, but forced to by his relatively weak position.

Summary: Jesus was killed contrary to Roman justice. Pilate correctly stated 'I find no fault in him.' However the Jews exerted irresistable political pressure on Pilate whoi then gave them what they wanted.

Answer 2

To save humanity from sin. It is said in The Bible in John 10 vs 10 : For i have come that you may have life and have it abundantly .

John 10 Vs 50-52 say :50 You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish." 51 He did not say this on his own, but as high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation, 52 and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one

Answer

Only part of the question has been answered. One must also remember that the chief priests and scribes hated Christ because they knew he spoke the truth against them and people like themselves. He had to be got rid of, but how? Why not let the people comdem him, that way they would be deemed innocent of spilling his blood. If he was allowed to live their livelyhood would have been taken from them.

Luke 20 v 19 ¶ And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.

Do not the above verses confirm my words? One must read the question carefully to find just how many answers can be applied to it. Notice the words "which should feign themselves just men", How bigoted can they get?
Jesus Christ was crucified for several reasons. First, he allowed himself to be crucified so that he could die for the sins of mankind. Second, if he had defended himself at the trial, Jesus could have talked his way out of it. Third, he was crucified because the religious leaders of the day were jealous of his popularity. Finally, he was crucified because Pontius Pilate did not want the people to riot.
Jesus was crucified for us, to save us from the punishment that we deserve.

God, in the Old Testament of the Bible, required his people to sacrifice sheep and cows to make up for their "sins". Sins is the word for the things that we do wrong; everything from lying, to stealing, to murder.

The sheep and cows were killed in the peoples place, it was a substitute. The animals died so that the people would not have to die because of the things they did wrong.

When Jesus died, he took the place of the animals and us. Now, because Jesus was punished for what we have done, and what we will do, we don't have to suffer death as a consequence. Now we, if we live our lives for God, can have eternal life after we die on this earth.

Answer 3

He was turned in and had broken Roman laws so he was put in trial and given the sentence of crucifixion.

ANSWER: First off let me say that the death of Jesus Christ was in God's plan in order to bring man back to God. Jesus was the Word from eternity but became God's Son the first begotten who came to earth as a human Being, born to Mary in Bethlehem. The sacrifice for mankind had to be sinless and be a human. Since there were no sinless men on earth, Jesus came to earth to die as the sacrifice.

Jesus did no wrong, but was despised by the top people in Israel, the High Priest and the Pharisee's and Scribes. Jesus went about doing good such as miracles of healing, raising of the dead etc. He also preached and taught the true word of God, of which Israel had gotten away from.

These Israelites sought for a reason to do away with Jesus, but could not as He did no sin. Finally they decided to bear false witness against Him (one that was punishable by death). Judas, a false disciple of Jesus agreed to turn Him in for 30 pieces of silver, which he did.

Jesus went through a series of trials in one night and finally was charged with blasphemy, a charge which required death in Israel (although Jesus was inoccent of this charge). The only problem was that Israel was under the Roman government and could not put a person to death.

So they took Jesus to the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate, who examined Jesus but could find no wrong in Him, but under pressure from the Israeiites finally sentenced Jesus to Death.

This was the way God was able to present Jesus Christ as a sacrifice to the world. Jesus' death satisified a Holy God's sentence for man.

Jesus took our sins to the cross and paid for them. All you have to do is believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that He paid for your sin and was resurrected the third day after. Ask Him to save you today before it is too late.

Answer 4

From the Roman perspective, Christ was a traitor and a rebel. Crucifixion is all about the display of power to exemplify what happens when you cross the Roman Empire (no pun intended). The sign above his head was to signify what his crime was to passers by. The whole process was designed to be as humiliating, painful, and prolonged as possible. From the perspective of the Sanhedrin, Jesus was a blasphemer, which, according to the Old Testament, or Torah, is a crime punishable by death.

Answer 5

The only 'outside' source on Jesus' death is a very brief reference by the historian Tacitus. He only says that Jesus suffered the 'ultimate penalty' (in other words, the death penalty) at the order of Pontius Pilatus. The method of execution is not mentioned, and for that we have to take the word of the evangelists.

Their version may well be correct; crucifiction was a common form of execution in the Roman empire, reserved for non-Roman citizens and slaves, especially if the authorities wanted to set an example. In this case, there had been riots in Jerusalem around the time of Jewish Easter and Jesus had been arrested as one of the ringleaders. So Jesus would have been cursory tried, sentenced and publicly crucified as a warning to others as a matter of course. It is highly improbable that Pontius Pilatus felt that he needed the Jewish crowd's assent or authorization for this, or that he wanted to 'wash his hands' off this death sentence. The evangelist's stories on this almost certainly were completely made up and were their way of spiting their 'unbelieving' fellow Jews.

Answer 6

They didn't, or at least they didn't care one way or another. It was a certain sector of the Jewish priests who stirred up feelings against Jesus on religious grounds. Now the Jewish authorities had no power to condemn a man to death, this power only came from a Roman authority, which was Pilate.

Pilate was between a rock and a hard place, so to speak. He had strict orders to keep the peace, but his sense of justice told him that Jesus was innocent. He tried to convince the Priests of this by reason, the scourging, giving them a choice of freeing Jesus or Barabbas, but they were adamant and more and more vocal. Pilate knew that it wouldn't take much for conditions to turn to a riot, so he washed his hands of the whole affair and ordered the condemnation to keep the peace.

Answer 7

he was killed because if not we would have no way to get to god when we die.

Answer 8

Crucifixition was commonplace Roman capital punishment. Because His supposed crimes were so great, he was sentanced to crucifixtion.

Answer 9

that was the penalty of crime in Rome

Answer 10

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