New analysis examines imperial influences on the trial of Jesus, indicating elite discomfort amidst his ministry.
A new study of the trial of Jesus of Nazareth urges that we turn our attention to the broader imperial context of the trial. Jesus made the local elites in charge of the Roman Empire deeply uncomfortable, and their status as elites - rather than their religion - best explains their response to his ministry.
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