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Peter denies Jesus
While Jesus was questioned inside, Peter waited in the high priest's courtyard by a fire. Three times he was identified as a follower of Jesus, and three times he denied it, the last time with an oath. A rooster crowed, Peter remembered Jesus' warning, and he went out and wept bitterly.
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The crucifixion of Jesus
Jesus was crucified outside Jerusalem at Golgotha under Pontius Pilate. He died after several hours on the cross and was buried in a nearby tomb before the Sabbath. The Gospels present His death as the sacrifice for the sins of the world.
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Barabbas
Barabbas was a prisoner held in Jerusalem at Passover, described as notorious, an insurrectionist, and a murderer in the different Gospel accounts. When Pilate offered the crowd a Passover release, the chief priests persuaded them to ask for Barabbas and to demand that Jesus be crucified.
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Caiaphas
Caiaphas was the high priest in Jerusalem during the ministry and trial of Jesus. The chief priests met in his courtyard to plan the arrest, and at his house Jesus was put under oath, declared Himself the Son of Man at God's right hand, and was judged worthy of death. John records that Caiaphas had earlier said it was better for one man to die for the people.
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Herod Antipas
Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great, ruled Galilee and Perea as tetrarch during the ministry of Jesus. He imprisoned and executed John the Baptist, was curious and uneasy about Jesus, and in Luke's account questioned and mocked Him during the Passion before sending Him back to Pilate.
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Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth is the center of the Christian faith and of FaithGraph. The Gospels present Him as the promised Messiah of Israel, the eternal Word made flesh, who taught, healed, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, rose bodily on the third day, and commissioned His followers to carry the good news to all nations.
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Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman prefect of Judea who presided over the trial of Jesus. The Gospels record that he found no basis for a charge, yet handed Jesus over to be crucified under pressure from the crowd and the religious leaders.
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Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the city David made his capital and where Solomon built the temple. In the Gospels it is where Jesus taught in the temple, shared the Last Supper, was tried, crucified, and rose, and where the church was born at Pentecost.
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Connections around The trial before Pilate
Peter denies Jesus precedes The trial before Pilate
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceAt morning the council hands Jesus to Pilate.
Evidence:The trial before Pilate precedes The crucifixion of Jesus
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidencePilate hands Jesus over to be crucified and the soldiers lead Him away.
Evidence:Barabbas participates in The trial before Pilate
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceBarabbas is the prisoner the crowd asks Pilate to release instead of Jesus.
Evidence:Caiaphas participates in The trial before Pilate
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe chief priests, led by the high priest, hand Jesus over to Pilate and press for crucifixion.
Evidence:Herod Antipas participates in The trial before Pilate
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceLuke records Pilate sending Jesus to Herod, who questions and mocks Him and returns Him.
Evidence:Jesus participates in The trial before Pilate
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceJesus stands before the governor and answers his question about kingship.
Evidence:Pontius Pilate participates in The trial before Pilate
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidencePilate questions Jesus, finds no guilt, offers the release, and hands Him over.
Evidence:The trial before Pilate occurs at Jerusalem
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe hearing takes place at the Praetorium in Jerusalem.
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