Pontius Pilate

We also believe that this one, almighty powerful God is the maker of heaven and of earth. The creed continues to talk about God’s son who was called Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was born of Mary. When Jesus grew up he suffered under Pontius Pilate. He was crucified on a cross and then he descended into hell but thats not the end of the story. Jesus rose from the dead on the third day and he now sits at the right of hand of guess who? God the Father almighty. Later on, Jesus will come to…

The Rise of Christianity in The Roman Empire The birth of Christ led to the conversion of The Roman Empire by Emperor Constantine. Christ’s early life, his persecution, the persecution of Christians, the spread of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire are topics that will be discussed. Also, how and why Emperor Constantine converted all of Rome to Christianity. Two thousand years ago, Jesus was born in a manger in Bethlehem. Jesus was in danger for his life because King Herod felt…

A Time to Live and a Scheduled Time to Die How ironic that Shirley Jackson in 1948 created a story that illustrated mankind’s compulsion to create ceremonies that would endanger the lives of their inhabited populace. What’s so alarming is that this practice is still carried out today in remote parts of the world. Indigenous tribes and self-established societies in the Far East and the Amazons continue to bedazzle and amaze the advanced civilized world whenever they are found. Most civilized…

Jesus, moreover, appointed twelve apostles to promote his teachings, and ultimately cause his teachings to become widespread. However, one of his apostles, Judas, betrayed their leader by disclosing Jesus’ location to the Romans. Thus, Pontius Pilates ordered the crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus’ crucifixion would pave the way for his resurrection, which was the turning point of Paul the Apostle. Prior to Jesus’ resurrection, Paul had a clear aversion to the fundamentals of Christianity. He opposed…

Anti-Semitism in its broadest form is the “hatred of Jews” (Beller, 1). However, there several forms of Anti-Semitism. From racist beliefs to religious reasons, there are many ways an Anti-Semite can “justify” their hatred for Jews. Although, these arguments all have the underlying message of the dangers of the Jews, each one has a different reason or approach to their anti-Semitism. Unsurprisingly, these arguments speak to the historical events and issues of the time, such as the Enlightenment…

His teachings of God’s words would draw huge crowds of followers and believers wherever he went, and this made the Roman leaders nervous due to the fact that with large groups could cause blemish in the society’s order. Without a Roman authority, Pilate, was partly responsible for the crucifixion (form of execution prohibited to the use of Jews) of Jesus ,but he had a quite a bit of encouragement from the Jews throughout the…

of keeping peace, and that’s the most important value to them. However there were few incidences in which the Romans offended the Jews. For example when Pontius Pilate, the procurator of Judea from 26 to 36, brought Roman military into Jerusalem; they had a pagan symbols on them, which contradicts with the teachings of the Torah. Pontius Pilate pushed it even further when he took money from the temples for the empire to use. Another example was during emperor Gaius Caligula time, the emperor…

John can’t remember is the commandment he broke with Abigail Williams. John first beings to notice that Abigail has gone too far when his wife is arrested for witchcraft. “Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!” – John Proctor (Arthur Miller: The Crucible). He is saying that Hale cannot be like Pontius Pilate, the Roman who judged the trial of Jesus. He believed Jesus was innocent but let others prosecute him. So basically John is saying that Hale cannot get away with…

In text it stated that a group of Jews came up to Pontius Pilate and conceived him to kill Jesus. The Jews were then stated saying that the blood of Jesus is on their hand and their children, therefore taking it upon themselves for eternity. Also many occurrences of Jews being killed or killing themselves…

The video by Frontline, “From Jesus to Christ, Part 1: The First Christians” is about the beginning of Christianity. It talks about the story of Jesus and his followers. According to Meriam-Webster’s dictionary the term Christianity is defined: “the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies.” Christianity today is the biggest religion in the World. According to infoplease.com the religion is…