They Suffered under Pontius Pilate
Jewish Anti-Roman Resistance and the Crosses at Golgotha
Fernando Bermejo-Rubio
They Suffered under Pontius Pilate
Jewish Anti-Roman Resistance and the Crosses at Golgotha
Fernando Bermejo-Rubio
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Description
The Gospel reports about several men crucified under Pilate seem to have a reliable core. Taking seriously into account the collective nature of that execution, this book carries out a bold reconstruction of Jesus of Nazareth’s story in the framework of Jewish anti-Roman resistance, thereby making sense of that crucifixion.
They were three indeed. Three who suffered on three crosses under Pontius Pilate. Bermejo-Rubio seeks to understand the event of Golgotha from a historical perspective as the collective execution of three individuals who endangered the order imposed by Roman domination. If Jesus loses in singularity, he gains in historical plausibility. By anchoring him firmly in the history of his time, this reading does not shake the foundations of Christianity, since Christian faith is based on the announcement of the resurrection, which completely escapes historical criticism. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the historical Jesus.
Fernando Bermejo-Rubio is associate professor in the Department of Ancient History at the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid).