'Ecce Homo' (Behold the Man), by 19th-century painter Antonio Ciseri, depicts Pontius Pilate presenting Jesus to a crowd in Jerusalem. Tungsten/Galleria d'Arte Moderna via Wikimedia Commons It’s a ...

It is probably the most identifiable image in the world. A man nailed to two crossed pieces of wood. It can be seen in churches and monuments but also on screen in countless films, most recently and ...

Crucifixion is a gruesome mode of execution, and that's why the Romans in Jesus' day used it. A method of control and intimidation, Roman authorities used crucifixion to rid their cities of slaves, ...

Other texts from after the first few centuries A.D. said that Pilate became a Christian. Roman history Scholars have long debated the historical facts of Jesus’ trial. In my 2025 book, “Killing the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often ...