Jesus of Nazareth: His life and teachings; founded on the four Gospels, and illustrated by reference to the manners, customs, religious beliefs, and political institutions of His times . he deposition of Archclaus, his son. Hisliead-quarters were at Ca?sarea Philippi. This Gentile citywas the military capital of the dismantled realm. But ongreat feast-days, when elements of turbulence and factiongathered in the sacred city, Pilate came hither too, to guardin person againgt the outbreaks of violence which were con-stantly threatened by the impetuous temper of the infatuatedpeople. It was necess
Jesus of Nazareth: His life and teachings; founded on the four Gospels, and illustrated by reference to the manners, customs, religious beliefs, and political institutions of His times . he deposition of Archclaus, his son. Hisliead-quarters were at Ca?sarea Philippi. This Gentile citywas the military capital of the dismantled realm. But ongreat feast-days, when elements of turbulence and factiongathered in the sacred city, Pilate came hither too, to guardin person againgt the outbreaks of violence which were con-stantly threatened by the impetuous temper of the infatuatedpeople. It was necessary to secure this governors sanction to thesentence which the Sanhedrim had pronounced against Jesusbefore it could be carried into effect. It has, indeed, been a hotly-contested question among clas-sical scholars whether, by Roman law, the Jews had not theright to inflict the death-penalty for religious offenses; but,whatever may have been their rights, it is certain they hadnot the power. It is indeed probable that the jurisdiction * Matt, xxvii., 1-31; Mark xv., 1-20; Luke xxiii., 1-25; John xviii.,28-40; xix., 1-16; Acts i., 18, 19. Fri., Apr. 7.] POWER OF THE SANHEDRIM. 45;. OF THE ECCE HOMO. of the Sanhedrim in such cases had never been officially de-termined since the demise of Herod the Great. Among thePharisees there was an extreme reluctance to inflict the death-penalty. Some among them were in principle opposed to it 456 THE JUDGMENT-HALL OF PILATE. [Chap. XXXIII. under any circumstances, and there is no reason to supposethat the question of their right to inflict it had ever arisensince the kingdom had been dismembered, and Judea had be-come a part of the real estate of the Roman emperor, admin-istered by a steward of his appointment. It is evident, at all events, that the priests themselves weresomewhat uncertain as to their authority — were doubtfulwhether their proceedings would be subjected by the Romangovernor to review, or would be at once and unquest
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