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Crucifixion of Jesus
According to the New Testament Gospels and early Christian tradition, Jesus was arrested, tried, and crucified in Jerusalem in the Roman province of …
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- 30–33Jerusalem · JerusalemAccording to the Gospels, Jesus was betrayed by Judas in Jerusalem and arrested by Jewish religious authorities, being successively tried before the high priest Caiaphas and the Roman prefect Pilate, charged with blasphemy and inciting sedition.
- 30–33Golgotha (Place of the Skull) · JerusalemPilate ordered Jesus executed in the Roman manner, crucifying him. Christian tradition holds that this death was redemptive and that he rose from the dead three days later; the resurrection narrative became the core of faith.
Sources
- The Gospel According to Matthew https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+27&version=NRSV
- Jewish Antiquities — Flavius Josephus https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Josephus/Jewish_Antiquities/18B*.html