Étude 1 sur 8 · La présentation à Ponce Pilate

  1. Étude 1 : La présentation à Ponce Pilate
  2. Étude 2 : La libération d’un prisonnier
  3. Étude 3 : L’acharnement du Sanhédrin, condamnation officielle
  4. Étude 4 : Les différents sévices et la flagellation
  5. Étude 5 : Les efforts de Pilate pour sauver Jésus
  6. Étude 6 : Le titulus de Pilate
  7. Étude 7 : L’heure de la crucifixion ?
  8. Étude 8 : Le jour exact du dernier repas de Paque ?

The last day up to the crucifixion

  • PER341 The presentation to Pontius Pilate

    Pericope PER341 reconstructs the presentation of Jesus before Pontius Pilate on Friday morning, around 6:45 a.m., after his nighttime condemnation by the Sanhedrin. Cross-referencing Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, the article analyzes the precise chronology, the role of Caiaphas, the refusal of the religious leaders to enter the Praetorium, and the dialogue between Jesus and Pilate, the only one empowered to pronounce a capital sentence.

    John 18.19-24 (King James Version) :
    The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine.Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so?Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.
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  • PER345 The release of a prisoner

    During the trial of Jesus before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor tries to use the Passover custom of releasing a prisoner in order to avoid condemning Jesus. He offers the crowd a choice between Jesus and Barabbas, a notorious criminal, convinced that the people will make the right choice. His wife's intervention strengthens his hesitation. This scene, attested by all four gospels, illustrates the manipulation by the religious authorities and theologically prefigures redemptive substitution.

    Luke 23.23 (King James Version) :
    And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.
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  • PER346 The relentlessness of the Sanhedrin, official condemnation

    PER346 analyzes the official condemnation of Jesus by Pontius Pilate under the relentless pressure of the Sanhedrin. In Jerusalem, on Friday morning, the crowd, manipulated by the religious leaders, demands crucifixion. Pilate, politically trapped, yields despite the absence of any valid charge. The study addresses the irregularities of the trial and the chronological question of the 'sixth hour' in John 19.14, through a synoptic approach to the four Gospels.

    John 19.16 (King James Version) :
    Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.
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  • PER347 The various abuses and the flogging

    PER347 analyzes the scourging and the abuse inflicted on Jesus in the praetorium of Pontius Pilate, on the Friday morning of the Passion. A standardized Roman practice preceding crucifixion, this punishment is accompanied by the soldiers’ mockery (crown of thorns, purple robe). The article compares the accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in a synoptic approach, highlighting Roman institutional violence and the dignity Jesus retained despite the outrages.

    Matthew 27.26 (King James Version) :
    Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
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  • PER348 Pilate’s Efforts to Save Jesus

    The pericope PER348 examines Pontius Pilate’s repeated attempts to save Jesus during the trial before the praetorium in Jerusalem, on a Friday morning. Based mainly on John 19.4-15, it traces the political and religious pressures that lead Pilate to condemn Jesus despite his conviction of his innocence. This passage reveals the tension between justice, political power and religious authority during the Passion of Christ.

    John 19.10-11 (King James Version) :
    Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
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  • PER349 The Titulus of Pilate

    Pilate's titulus is the notice placed on Jesus' cross bearing the words 'Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews', written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. Pilate insists on this wording despite the protest of the chief priests, thus asserting a symbolic authority after having yielded on the condemnation. This act reveals a tragic irony: the inscription publicly proclaims Jesus' kingship at the very moment of his death.

    John 19.17 (King James Version) :
    And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha:
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Contradictions

  • CTD027 The hour of the crucifixion?

    The article clarifies an apparent contradiction in the Gospels concerning the time of Jesus' crucifixion by explaining that they use different systems of timekeeping. Mark follows Jewish time while John follows Roman time, thus harmonizing the accounts.

    Mark 15.25 (King James Version) :
    And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
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  • CTD038 The exact day of the last Passover meal?

    The article explores apparent differences between the Gospels concerning the chronology of the crucifixion in relation to Passover. Different Jewish calendars explain these differences, leading to the conclusion that the texts are compatible.

    John 18.28 (King James Version) :
    Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover.
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