Who was responsible for Christ’s death?
GotQuestions Bible questions answered https://www.gotquestions.org/ All rights reserved-Published with permission The answer to this question has many facets. First, there is no doubt the religious leaders of Israel were responsible for Jesus’ death. Matthew 26:3–4 tells us that “the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, and they schemed to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him.” The Jewish leaders demanded of the Romans that Jesus be put to death ( Matthew 27:22–25 ). They couldn’t continue to allow Him to work signs and wonders because it threatened their position and place in the religious society they dominated ( John 11:47–50 ), so “they plotted to take his life” ( John 11:53 ). The Romans were the ones who actually crucified Him ( Matthew 27:27–37 ). Crucifixion was a Roman method of execution, authorized and carried out by the Romans under the authority of Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who sentenced