The Roman trial and mocking (Mark 15: 1–20)
The Roman governor, Pilate, was the only person who could legally sentence Jesus to death. So the Jewish leaders sent Jesus to him for a second trail, hoping he would be found guilty and put to death.
Speaking about God in a sacrilegious or disrespectful way. It can also mean claiming to have God-like powers. was not a crime under Roman law, so the Jewish leaders said that Jesus was guilty of leading a rebellion against the Vast empire controlled by Rome from approximately the 2nd century BC until the fall of Rome in the 4th century AD. At its height it included nearly 20% of the world's population. by claiming to be the The word means ‘the anointed one’. The Messiah is the one believed to be sent by God to be humanity’s saviour. Many Christians believe this person to be Jesus.. In creating a new political charge, they knew that Pilate would take notice of the case.
Pilate asked, “Are you the King of the Jews?”
Jesus replied “So you say”, but he did not say anything about the accusations the chief priests made against him. This was surprising for Pilate, and he couldn’t see a reason to charge Jesus. Pilate could see that the religious leaders felt threatened by Jesus and were looking for a way to get rid of him.
Pilate’s wife had a dream and she said to him, “Have nothing to do with that innocent man.” Dreams were taken very seriously by Romans so Pilate did not want to condemn Jesus to death.
Because of this, Pilate tried to find a solution. He offered the crowd to either release Jesus or Barabbas, a convicted murderer. It was a Jewish festival which remembers the escape of the ancient Israelites from Egypt. tradition to release one prisoner, and it seemed obvious to Pilate that the crowd would ask for Jesus to be released.
However, Pilate’s plan did not work because the The Jewish supreme court and legislative body during the Roman period. Also the name given to a section of the Talmud. persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas to be released, instead of Jesus.
Pilate did not want to damage his relationship with the Jewish leaders, so he gave in to the crowd and sent Jesus for Roman method of execution by nailing someone to a cross, often until they die of asphyxiation; used on Jesus and many others..
Jesus was taken away and a crowd of soldiers began mocking him.
They stripped him and forced him to wear a scarlet or purple robe.
They twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head.
They placed a staff in his right hand and knelt in front on him and mockingly said “Hail, King of the Jews.”
They did these things to mock him – purple was the colour of royalty, and a king would have a crown and a sceptre.
They spat on him and beat him with the staff, before putting his clothes back on and leading him away to be crucified.