Thus, Jesus was convicted by a minority group.” It’s an important distinction, Knohl believes, because it further absolves the Jewish people from collective guilt over the death of Jesus.

The public ministry of Jesus is book-ended by trial. At its beginning, he is tempted by the devil in the wilderness; at its end, Jesus finds himself in another wilderness — a desert of hostility ...

Archeologists say that the grand palace of Roman emperor Herod stood in this location during the first century BC and it was likely to have been here the trial of Jesus took place.

In “Killing the Messiah: The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth,” Nathanael J. Andrade parses Roman law to explain who was most responsible for Christ’s execution.

The first written testimony we have about Jesus of Nazareth comes from the epistles of Paul, an early follower of Jesus who died sometime around 66 c.e. (Paul's first epistle, 1 Thessalonians, can ...

"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Judaea apart from the trial of Jesus," study co-author Avner Ecker, an epigrapher, or researcher of ancient inscriptions, at the Hebrew ...

BREKKIE WRAP: AFTER 2013 years the verdict is finally in: The trial and execution of Jesus was perfectly legal, a scholar has found. Jose Maria Ribas Alba, Professor in Roman Law at Seville ...