Who Caused the Death of Christ? (Part 2)

By John Woodward | March 12, 2004

A careful search of Scripture yields a nine-fold answer to this question. In part Part 1 we considered: 1. The physical cause: the Roman soldiers 2. The executive legal cause: the Roman governor, Pilate 3. The passive legal cause: King Herod Antipas 4. The primary legal cause: the Sanhedrin But these are not the only…

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Who Caused the Death of Christ? (Part 1)

By John Woodward | March 5, 2004

The motion picture, The Passion of the Christ, presented an extremely vivid portrayal of Jesus Christ’s scourging and crucifixion. When the film was released, it was much discussed in the news and raised concerns about anti-Semitism. Sadly, Christendom’s history has been marred by the sinful persecution of Jewish people. For example, Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum recalls…

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