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[quote=Anonymous]I watched a really interesting piece about the historical politics.  Basically Pilate had been given a crap assignment and he knew it.  There had been a number of rebellions among the Jews, at least one of which revolved around a purported prophet and at least one of which had resulted in a very violent reprisal by the Romans.  The area was a  tinderbox.  And neither the Romans nor the Jewish authorities (who were, remember, a subjugated government in forced collaboration with an occupying force) wanted more unrest that might lead to even more violent repression by the Romans.   But also neither wanted to be blamed for the death of a moderately popular preacher.  So the Jewish authorities handed him over to the Romans and pilate washed his hands of it and both sides got rid of a problem without having to take the blame for it.  That’s why Pilate washed him hands of the business—not because he was some conflicted spirit who had pangs of conscience .  He wanted to be able to blame the Jews to avoid another bloody rebellion on his own watch.  [/quote]

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