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The Romans put client rulers up in provinces that were not located in the "core" regions (Western Europe, Greece). The farther from Rome the less power Rome has over it's provinces so it's simpler to prop up a puppet ruler (Which Herod was) with the head administrator with real power. They did this in much of Asia until they realized client rulers and vassal states are not as reliable as Roman administrators.
Pilate only cared about Judaea as ling as it made money for Rome. That was his job, and "appealing to the Jewish masses" would not make Rome more money. Getting rid of a religious leader however would be, and as I said before it has precedence with the Roman administrators in Gaul, Britannia and Germania executing and subverting the druids.
Say what you want, but Scripture speaks for itself. Pilate saw no wrong in Jesus, and asked the Jews who would they want either Barabbas or Jesus, and the Jews chose to free Barabbas. Pilate put the decision of Jesus' death in the Jewish people. For you to say otherwise is truly ignorant.
Going back to Pilate, he was governor of Judea and was tasked to rule it. Pilate made a few mistakes in the past, putting his leadership in question. Here is some information for you:
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His first mistake was refusing to remove the bust of the Emperor from the soldiers’ standards when entering Jerusalem. Previous governors had understood that the Jews did not want an image of a ruler before them: God was their King. Pilate refused to remove the busts of the Emperor. When Pilate returned to Caesarea, the Jews followed him for five days. Finally, he ordered them to the amphitheatre. If they didn’t stop hounding him, he would kill them. The Jews instantly bared their necks and told the soldiers to kill them. Pilate was unable with a clear conscience to kill so many, so he removed the busts from the standards in the future.
The second problem involved the building of a much-needed aqueduct. Pilate didn’t have the money to pay for one, so he raided the Temple treasury. When the Jews protested, he dressed his soldiers in plain clothes and armed them with concealed weapons. When he gave the signal, they attacked the mob of Jews, killing many of them. This didn’t make Pilate popular.
The third situation was a case of Pilate not learning his lesson the first time. He put up shields in the palace with Tiberius’ name on them. The shields were devoted to honoring Tiberius. The emperor was regarded as a god. Once again, the people were outraged and this time they reported the matter to Rome. Pilate was ordered to remove the shields.
Here is more on Pilate's eventual removal from office:
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Pilate's term as prefect of Judaea ended after an incident recounted by Josephus. A large group of Samaritans had been persuaded by an unnamed man to go to Mount Gerizim in order to see sacred artifacts allegedly buried by Moses. But at a village named Tirathana, before the crowd could ascend the mountain, Pilate sent in "a detachment of cavalry and heavy-armed infantry, who in an encounter with the firstcomers in the village slew some in a pitched battle and put the others to flight. Many prisoners were taken, of whom Pilate put to death the principal leaders and those who were most influential."[36] The Samaritans then complained to Vitellius, Roman governor of Syria, who sent Pilate to Rome to explain his actions regarding this incident to Tiberius. However, by the time Pilate got to Rome, Tiberius had died.[37]
Overall, Pilate's poor relationship with Jewish people have put him in the hot seat. Pilate gave in to the Pharisees and Sadducees in order to keep his job. The Jews crucified Jesus. Roman soldiers just hammered in the nails.
This post was edited by dajusta on May 13 2013 07:54pm
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