Who Is Responsible For Jesus’ Death?

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Jenny B

Who is responsible for Jesus' death?

Jesus was crucified on the cross; my task is to discuss who is responsible for putting him there. The crucifixion process is long and painful, and there is no way of escaping. Before Jesus was nailed to the cross he was flogged and whipped, with a 'cat-of-nine-tails', long whip with glass or rock embedded into its ends. He was then mocked and dressed in a robe and a crown of thorns, so the crowd jeered and chanted at him while he carried part of his cross. Jesus was then nailed to the cross at 9.00 am and around noon a darkness came over everywhere, this could have just been a eclipse so it was a coincidence or it could have been God's anger. Jesus eventually died a very painful death at 3 o'clock. In my essay I will include all the possible canadiates think could be responsible for Jesus' death and then I will conclude my giving my opinion on who I think was responsible for Jesus' death.

Judas is the obvious choice for the person responsible for Jesus death, because he betrayed Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, 'the man I kiss is the one you want. Arrest him and take him away under guard'. Judas did not have to betray Jesus so he is to blame because if he hadn't handed Jesus to the Romans then Jesus would have never been up for trial and prosecuted.
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The Jewish leaders wanted Jesus dead, they told lies against him and did not give him the chance defend himself. They are to blame because they handed Jesus over to the Romans. The Jewish leaders said Jesus called himself the 'king of the Jews' which he did not, 'the whole council tried to find some evidence against...but they could not find any...many witnesses told lies against Jesus'. They saw Jesus as a threat, so they did kill him.

Jesus knew he was going to die, so why didn't he help himself? Because he didn't then he can ...

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