Judaism Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

- Hindu Rights and Rituals: Describe Hindu worship and the role it plays within the Hindu Religion

Puja is a term that directly refers to Hindu worship, which is practiced primarily on an individual basis (“Worship (Hinduism),” 2005). Such is in line with the premise of Hinduism, which emphasizes on the value of personal experience in terms of its worship (Kreeft, n.d.). Deities in Hinduism are worshipped privately, such that it involves the supplication of personal offerings made by worshippers. Gods are typically chosen for worship according to preference, their images displayed at homes and are given incense, water ...

1938

In the year 1933 when Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany, the country harbored the largest number of Jews that were over half a million. The parliament of the time bestowed dictatorial powers to Adolf Hitler. The Nazis, led by Hitler, were the starters of the inhumanity and cruel acts that befell the Jews. All the problems, mistreatment, discrimination, and deaths that are faced by the Jews in Germany and other countries are as a result of the Nazis laws.
Under the leadership of Hitler, Germany is spreading its territorial administration across several countries. Poland has acted as the ...

Different cultural population that includes Muslims, Christians and the Jews inhabited the Palestinians land. Muslims were approximately 86%; Christians were 10% and Jews were 4% in the population. These communities had lived in peace for a long period until the rise of Zionism. In 1800s, a European group decided to colonize this land with the objective of creating a Jewish community. Increased Jewish migration from Europe to the Palestinian land increased when Hitler rose into power. Zionist increased migration to Palestine raised alarm to the indigenous population of Palestinians an event that led to conflict and genesis of war between the Jews ...

Jesus Is the Christ

A paper

Introduction3

Summary of Critique4
The gospel according to Matthew6
Matthew's sinister motives?7
Jesus as the son of David7
Luke's gospel10
Conclusions11
INTRODUCTION
In the book; Jesus is the Christ, Bird focuses on the personal differences of the writers of the gospels as the reason for the variations in the details and inconsistencies between them. Bird examines the weaknesses of the writers in producing information that suggests their areas of focus and intentions. This critique seeks to identify both Bird's faults and strengths as well as establish the accuracy of his comments, ...

Reflection on Judaism human nature

Various religions have different beliefs on human nature. This paper seeks to analyze the human nature as presented in the Judaism philosophy as recorded in Torah. Judaism hold that the origin of human beings is creation i.e. humans were created by a supernatural being-God (Harold Coward, 2008). I partially agree on this philosophical approach because the origin of humans as we may know today is subject to serious debate. There is no any specific evidence on the origin if humans that leaves no doubts and various question unanswered.
The created human beings are in the image of the creator. ...

There are many different religions living together in the United States, and the topic is deep enough as to be able to write a book about it. For that reason, let us do a summary of how Judaism, Hinduism and Catholicism have influenced the United States and how their host country influenced them.

Even in 2008, during the presidential campaigns there was a high volume of God talk amongst

the candidates. Today the political debates are still about religious topics: prayer, religious
display on public property, and the limits of government aid to religious organizations.

Ultimately the debate is over the famous topic of church-state relationship, and the moral

perspectives that are brought into the political arena which in turn have consequences in public
everyday life (Wald & Callhoun-Brown, 24).
...

Article review: Pepper and partnerships

This article focuses on the journeys of Abraham bin Yiju, (1120-1160CE), a Jewish trader born in Tunisia. Trade in this time was quite advanced as can be seen in this chapter, Abraham used to trade in spices from Asia to Africa and the Mediterranean coast. Trade was mainly learnt through apprenticeships and Abraham was no exception as he was sent by his father to an apprenticeship for six years at the hands of a prominent trader Mahmud Ibn Bandar who was later to be his important partner in trade.
The use of introduction letters by traders to other traders was ...

The historical Jesus is a figure of much debate among scholars, mainly because our primary source of information about his life and death are the gospels, writings created by four of his followers more than forty years after his death. Jesus was most probably born around 4 BC and lived most of his life in the region of Galilee and the town of Nazareth. He was born a Jew and spoke Aramaic and perhaps Greek, a language many Jews spoke at the time, a result of the influence the Hellenistic kingdoms continued to exert. Jesus’ teachings were influenced by the ideas of both ...

Introduction

Wiesel a Jewish by identity is not clear on the reasons behind the barbaric wonders to them. The Germans thorough atrocities to the Jewish in generalized thinking was to do away with the Jewish as it was an order that had to be followed as in any fighting battalions orders are termed to be orders that cannot be bend to soot self interest other than the group mission. The main reasoning behind the inhumane act of genocide was that the Jews wanted to take over Germany and so the best way to deal would be scraping them totally.
It ...

‘Name’

‘Institutional Affiliation’
For all outsiders who watch with horror the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, it would really be hard to understand why so many killings happen for a small strip of land. The popular sentiment in the Western countries and most of the non-Arab world is that, Palestine is the perpetrator of the conflict and Israel is doing what any country would do to safeguard its citizens. All the targeted killings, separation barriers and military attacks by Israel are given a single justification – Self defense. So is this the reality? Is Israel really the victim and Palestine the ...

Q1. The Role of the Temple in Ancient Judaism

A temple is a structure put aside for spiritual and religious activities e.g. sacrifice, prayer or analogous sites. The Jews refer to call their place of worship as temples, shull or synagogues. It is a center of prayer, study and teachings as well as a social center.
The temple is and was a household of entreaty. The prayers offered in the shrine were sacred since they interaction with God. It was also a dwelling of Torah and Halakha (legislation), offering of sacrifices, and devotions.
Offering of sacrifices was a way of serving God and asking for forgiveness in one sins. The animal’s ...

Formation of the Talmud

According to Schiffman (1952), the Talmud is the climax of a long process of transmission and study of Jewish traditions pertaining to virtually every aspect of life. It is an embodiment of an entire creative process that traditionally begun in the period of Ezra the Scribe and ended not earlier than the close of the Middle Ages (Unterman, 1952). Mishnah is the core of the Talmud. Mishnah is an earlier Jewish code of law or curriculum for the study of the law that was redacted in about 200 C.E. by Rabbi Judah the Prince. Both Talmuds, the Jerusalem Talmud and ...

Islam and Judaism

These two religions are some of the oldest religions existing today. They have many similarities in terms of philosophy and practices. Interestingly, they also vary on the same basis. The major similarities are the belief in one God, the adherence to a holy text, the reverence to teachings of their fore leader and regard of the teachings as law. On the other hand, they vary in the manner of spreading the teachings, how converts are treated, and generally on the content of their teachings (Neusner, 1992).
Islam can be traced to the teachings of Prophet Muhammad in the 610 ...

Introduction

The movie Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Bastards is about Second World War adventure where Jewish- American revenge squad team was sent to France to start panic among the Nazis. Brad Pitt is the leader in this film assisted by his associates. This movie is set during world war two showing concerns to the Jews. There are people who are tricked to enter building where the doors are locked and building is inaccessible to outsiders. People inside the building are set on fire as screams and bagging of the doors are heard from inside. This part is twisted since Taranto ...

Jewish Passover Seder: Communication

Invitation to a Jewish Passover Seder poses numerous communication challenges due to the real and perceived differences in religious beliefs, cultures, rituals and other aspects of religious and cultural differences. In this regard, such invitation requires a substantial deal of planning in order to come up with a strategy to avoid the communication barriers that result from cultural differences. Preparing to attend a religious or cultural event for a different cultural group other than one’s own involves learning as much as possible about the other culture, and identifying the expected behavior when interacting with members of the other culture.
As a Christian attending a ...

Question 1
In the mid 19th century, after the Second World War, Jews in the Arab countries faced the gravest ever case of human rights violation. The Arab regimes in the Middle East and northern part of Africa forced Jews to leave their homes or be held like political hostages. The Arabs came up with official statements that completely subordinated the Jews and threatened their civil, political, economic, and human rights. These actions contradicted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Part II and Article2.1 of the covenant states that “each state party to the present ...

[The Course]

Adolf Hitler was the head of the Nazi Party in Germany and the Chancellor of Germany during the period from 1933 to 1945. In 1934 Hitler became a Führer of Germany, which meant that he in fact became the dictator of Germany. Hitler was initiator and central figure of the World War II and Holocaust (genocide of Jews).
Information about Adolf Hitler is worth saving, because it has a lot of lessons to learn. In particular, the period of Nazi rule in Germany showed, how important it is to be a responsible citizen. Hitler demonstrated the ...

- What was the hijrah (emirgration/migration) that Muhammad and his followers made, and why was this such an important event in Muslim history?
The “Hijrah” – is the Prophet Muhammad's and his supporters` flight from Mecca to Medina, where the first Muslim community was founded in 622 AD. Basically, “hijrah” in Arabic language has got a meaning of relocation from one place to another. As a religious term, the word "hijra" is used in cases of relocation of believers who are oppressed in their homeland and deprived of freedom of religion, to other regions where there are more favorable conditions for ...

Statement Information about Jesus in the first century Palestine

Jesus was a Jew.
Jesus was commonly referred to as Rabbouni/Rabbi in Palestine.
Jesus was regarded as a prophet.
Jesus was perceived as the Messiah by the populace
Important statement
The unique titles attributed to Jesus in first century Palestine influenced how the populace perceived him in the backdrop of the Roman occupation and oppression of the entire Palestine region.

Appraisal of statement

Although an obvious historical fact, yet based on the tragedies of the later history following the departure of Jesus, not at all an obvious fact. The significance of the Jewish background of Jesus in early Palestine is essential in ...

The individuals of the same sex vividly use the term homosocial to implore an assortment of situations and the relationships mutual. This although virtually is used to in the various instances to exclusively refer to the relationship between men which has the sexual inference in an angle that depicts the contrast of the term homoerotic. The contrast that is derived in the two terms helps vividly to explore the and explain the cloud of contrast that is being derived in the connotations that the various scholars try to link the two terms together.
The term, which on the ...

A supernatural power is an extraordinary ability that exists within the universe, which causes mysterious actions that cannot be explained in any way including science. Most ancient societies give stories that are associated with the supernatural powers. In these communities, some people had the powers and in turn used them to help the community to fight against the enemies. At other times, they used their powers to their advantage, for instance, to be favored in a paranormal position. The supernatural powers have been used to justify many actions such as warring within communities. In the Josephus, Antiquities of the ...

After the ending most widespread war in the history of mankind - the Second World War, the world entered into the New World Order. With the last shot of this war the European colonial period ended, and began new era –era of the two rival superpowers. Almost immediately after the ending of the war “Iron Curtain” has crossed the continent but not only the continent across the entire world. So let’s analyze to what consequences WWII led and how it impact on positions of all major players in the world. The first major consequence of the Second World ...

A gay marriage is a situation where both people in a marriage union are of the same gender. In most countries these marriages are not recognized by law. In the U.S.A such marriages are not considered legal by the federal government though 3 states in the Union have legalized them. Gay marriages are not only opposed by the existing laws but also by culture which views marriage as a union of two people of different genders. Today homosexuality is considered as a social evil that many a culture is trying to bring down. Gay marriages should not be legalized as these would give the ...

Individuals acquire and develop language from interaction with their environment. One significant element in this environment is the society that an individual lives, or is born in. The individual learns language patterns, usage of new words, and other language aspects from interacting with their community.

I communicate my thoughts through singing, speaking, drawing, writing poems and through gestures. With the use of these tools, I am able to share with those around me what I am thinking and the concepts I develop. I learnt to use these tools from interaction with mainly my peers, family and other members of ...

Sherry B. Ortner in this book seeks to explore the hidden dynamic affecting the American culture by examining the lives of her high school peers, the Weequahic High School Class of 1958. She reviews the classmates’ experiences of their neighborhood and high school. She then chronicles their lives as a significant number of them move upwards socially and economically from their middles class origins to the wealthy upper middle class.
In the first chapter, she begins by explaining how the class shifted from their 1950’s origins to having over 60% joining the America’s wealthy “white overclass.” Considering ...

Religion is one of the most important facets of the human experience. Throughout the world, considering different areas of space and moments of time, different cultures have worshiped deities in one form or another. This usually includes the active adoration of these gods, for which a certain locational frame is typically rendered especially suitable. Thomas A. Tweed, in his essay “Space” seeks to examine the nature and characteristics of religious space. In it, he proposes that these spaces are a dialectical construction between the pious and the physical location. In order to define space, he uses five different characteristics: ...

Madoff was the founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, which was, at one point of time, a largest market-maker at NASDAQ(Weiner 3). He was also a philanthropist and a member in board for various nonprofit organizations. It made him a credible person. He was a man of great social standing and had close ties with Washington’s lawmakers and people in Securities Industry. He did not approach his investors directly. Moreover his scheme was open only for the affluent class. It made the scheme desirable and sought after among the investors. His scheme had a very high investment His investors were mainly the ...

The US has for long been the leading super power, a lot of financial resources in the US budget are used in the security sector and. There are many security threats that the world is exposed to, and the US is in the frontline of ensuring that the world is safer. However, there have been mixed reactions from different sources concerning how the US carries out its security operations. It has launched attacks in other nations such as Iraq; the reason given for these attacks is that the US is protecting its people from external threats. Many nations are against ...

The Nazis’ desire to purify the German nation turned out to be a tragedy for all non-Aryan people. The people considered “different” were penalized not only by concentrations camps but morally as well. All minorities that did not match Nazi criteria of “purity” were treated severely in concentration camps, however the distinctive place in the Nazis’ racial policy belonged to homosexuals. Homosexuality was a criminal offense in Germany as early as 1871, under section 175 of the Criminal Code of the German Empire so the system of Nazi persecution of homosexuals did not appear out of nowhere. And yet, before the ...

What justification did Iraq give for its invasion and occupation of Kuwait in August 1990?

For seven months Saddam occupied Kuwait thus resulting in the first Gulf War as US led forces worked to push the Iraqi military out of Kuwait. Many people have given different reasons as to why Saddam invaded Kuwait but it is believed that he wanted to set Iraq free from the ‘gratuitous debt’ he assumed they had accrued during the Iran – Iraq war, to reconcile the theft of their oil by ‘slant drilling’ from Kuwait and to proclaim as theirs the land he believed to rightfully belong to Iraq. Amidst all the reasons that may have led to the ...

Erica Jong collection, “Love Comes First” is her latest version of her poetry books. The book is useful to individuals who wish to bring Eros in their sweet life. The book is also useful for learning the diction, styles, thematic structure, and the brilliance of the poet. The literature review has helped to make a comparison with other books to show the uniqueness of the author’s piece of work. The poetry book is mainly concentrated with the death shadow. The poems in this book are speaking direct to the authors and this makes them more persuasive to the readers. ...

Analysing the short story
Analysing the short story
The Magic Barrel is a collection of thirteen short stories, written by Bernard Malamud which was published in 1958. One of the short stories from the collection was titled the same as the book- ‘The Magic Barrel’. It is quite an interesting account of a young rabbinical student seeking a marriage-broker for suitable match and their experiences henceforth. With an amusing as well as mischievous tone, it does leave the reader skeptical at times. This essay presents an analysis of the very story through the following points:
- The Storyline
...

Mid Term Exam

Discuss the impact of the theories of Immanuel Kant, Charles Darwin and Jean-Paul Sartre on modernity.

Jean-Paul Sartre was flourished in Existentialism. He believed that a man acts in his free will in the society and time in which he lives. This philosophy inspired others to acknowledge their own free thinking and live the life they believed in. It broke the cookie cutter of what people were otherwise programmed to be and motivated others to break free in essence of their true self. It’s the true quest to fine a purpose in life. Because Jean Paul Sartre wrote and published many of his writings on Existentialism, his readers began to think ...

Love is an involuntary feeling of intimacy and affection to towards another person. People feel love because they appreciate the personality traits and attributes of the other person (Living Together Formation and Dynamics of Intimate Relationships 1). Eventually, love may result into marriage after two individuals have an intimate relationship for a certain period of time.
Courtship refers to the duration that comes before a couple becomes engaged and eventually gets married. In most cases, courtship results from the mutual intimate feeling of love and affection towards each other. It also relates to mate selection. Most people court those individuals ...

Introduction

One of Paul’s letters to the Church, the Romans epistle has for the past two millennia been elaborated upon by the Church in connection with prevailing circumstances. This is because the change in times has shed light upon issues that are relevant to respective generations. Various theological authors over time did indeed come up with their own interpretation of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Roman people. Some of these authors were labeled rebels as a result of their interpretation attempt to explain sensitive issues about Christ’s Church and as a result had their works labeled ‘blasphemous’. One ...

Introduction

The German nation was relatively young, born in 1871 after more than half a dozen German speaking kingdoms and duchies came together to form the German empire. However the German Reich encountered several problems during its time that eventually led to its collapse. The country not only witnessed serious political problems but social ones as well. Majority of the population was against the authoritarian rule of the monarchy but the handlers of the empire ensured power did not slip out of their hands through whatever means. Several domestic problems faced the country with civil unrest, the threat posed by the ...

Synagogue Terror Plot 2009

TERRORIST PLOT 2
Jewish synagogues in the Bronx and a military base were the targets of a terrorist plot involving four men from upstate New York in early summer of 2009. James Comitie, David and Onta Williams, and Laguerre Payen were arrested after NYPD officers raided the home they had been investigating since the previous year. Comitie, a persistent felony offender with legitimate ties to the terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad expressed anti-Western sentiments, especially towards the Jewish population and the presence of U.S. troops in Islamic countries. The FBI and NYPD Joint Terrorist Task Force had been collaborating since 2008 to validate ...

A THEOLOGICAL BOOK CRITIQUE

A Theological Book Critique
Of the Requirements for the Course
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Day Month Year

Introduction. 3
Summary Critique 3
Critical Interaction 5
Jesus always alive 5
Jesus knew he was God 7
Conclusion 8
Introduction
How God Became Jesus: The Real Origins of the Belief in Jesus’ Divinity is a collection of disputations against Bart D. Ehrman’s How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee. Ehrman is an American New Testament scholar and professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Michael F. Bird, an ...

Introduction

Through the years, circumcision of male infants occurs worldwide for a variety of reasons. The reasons range from; religious, medical, cultural and even personal preferences. Though it is a widely practiced ritual, recent debates have seen debates rise over its importance and necessity according to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (2010), arguments arise on the ethical, and human rights issues, and health benefits of infant male circumcision. Circumcision is a safe procedure; however, in some cases, there may be minor or major complications. The process involves the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. Before the process, anesthetic cream is ...

English

It was 1973 when the US Supreme Court ruled, in favor of granting Jane Roe, “a right to privacy under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment extended to a woman's decision to have an abortion”. (Roe v. Wade, 2010) This ruling ignited heated debates across the country ̶ Debates that have continued to today. Abortion is still an extremely controversial issue, and has kept us divided since the landmark ruling of Roe vs. Wade in 1973. Politically, it has divided democrats and republicans, conservatives and liberals. Strong emotions and opinions drive both sides of the issue. Of course there are ...

Dear Editor:

In his letter dated September 12, Cristopher Ralph refutes the opinion of Allan Levine on Quebec’s history of intolerance against minorities especially the Jews. In addition, Christopher disagrees with Allan that French-Canadians do not endorse multiculturalism as a principle. He claims that Allan is oblivious of the French natives as the first nation to settle in Canada constituting a 27% population and their attitude to oppose any law that undermines their conspicuous existence. Christopher asserts intolerance to be a two way street and the country is too far from realizing.
Canada is a multicultural country. The federal government opened its doors ...

Identity groups are identified by several factors and interrelated attributes, which include beliefs, perceptions, values, attitudes, behaviors and feelings. According to Hogg and Tindale (2005), these interrelated attributes reflect the similarities and differences among different identity groups. Generation, gender, religious affiliation, and ethnicity and other social factors differentiate identity groups.
My identity group is characterized by my religious affiliation. For the purpose of this paper, I will discuss my religious identity as a group and compare it to several other identity groups, as well as some historic events. As a Catholic, there are several similarities between my religious identity group ...

The tussle between the Palestinians and Israelis is one of the most explosive and lasting of all the earth's conflicts. It has its base in the significant claim to the soil which is located between the river Jordan and shores of the Mediterranean (eastern side). For the Palestinians the previous centuries have brought military occupation, expulsion and colonization closely pursued by a long and hard search for autonomy and for coexistence with the state they hold accountable for their miseries and loss (Tessler, 34). For the Israelis (Jewish people), the going back to the land of their ancestors following many ...

Speech Analysis – Representations of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

The Israeli-Palestine Conflict is a complex political situation spanning nearly a century, with great divides in ideology and perspective on either side of this escalating situation. In the wake of sectarian violence and widening gulfs in culture and religion, it is difficult to find a way out of this process. The road to peace is a rocky one, and nowhere is this more acutely exemplified than in the rhetoric of the respective representatives at the UN, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Through their respective addresses to the United States Congress and the United Nations, the differences in perspective ...

Introduction

The right to decide whether a woman is ready to bear the responsibility of a child, a life, should be granted to the woman. Currently, abortion is illegal in several countries across the globe, some even going to the extent of endangering the mother’s life so as to avoid aborting a fetus. While most of the arguments against legalizing abortion have been founded on the concept of the fetus’ right to life, there is also great contention that a woman is the best judge of whether she can carry the responsibility of the child. Hence, the legalization of abortion should be allowed in ...

Almost all religions of the world have some form of meditation which only reflects the importance of meditation in religions, particularly considering the diversity of religions, encompassing varied cultures and their inception. Meditation has also been an integral aspect of western religious practices (Digsby), although it is more associated with eastern religions like Hinduism and Buddhism. Today there are several types of meditation by almost all religions including Hinduism, Jews, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism and Taoism. There is however no clear universal system of meditation shared by monotheistic believers, nor is there a common understanding or explanation for exceptional experiences ...

Why the Decision to Have an Abortion is the Right of Women.

Abortion in Healthcare: Why the decision to have an abortion is the right of women
The right to decide whether a woman is ready to bear the responsibility of a child, a life, should be granted to the woman. Currently, abortion is illegal in several countries across the globe, some even going to the extent of endangering the mother’s life so as to avoid aborting a foetus. While most of the arguments against legalizing abortion have been founded on the concept of the foetus’ right to life, there is also great contention that a woman is the best judge of whether she ...

Critical thinking essay

1. Explain how successful or unsuccessful Hiding Place is at addressing
Hiding place is a novel that addresses some of the challenges being faced by the community and why it becomes quite difficult to resolve such issues. There is the issue of survival and trust where the main characters in the novel are having quite a difficult time to balance. The two sisters are obliged to assist the Jews because of their religious inclination yet they find themselves doing all the wrong things. This is mainly because what they have to be involved in requires them to speak numerous lies. ...

Optimism has never done very well in literature, or any of the written media. From the very beginning, the stories that were recorded for posterity revolved around chaos, around, heartache, around tragedy. The Book of Job, considered by many to be the oldest part of the Old Testament, is about a wager between God and his adversary over the morals of a man; that man's family and possessions are the chattel in that wager. The earliest Greek writings include the tragedies of Sophocles and Aeschylus; the plots include twists that might even make the Kardashians blush: a son murdering his father (without ...

1. Aquinas claims that he has five arguments that God exists. Do you think that he really has five different arguments? The first argument has to do with motion and movers, and the second argument has to do with cause and effect. Are they distinct arguments or just variations of the same argument?

There are examples of cause and effect that do not involve motion, so they are distinct.

2. Assume that Aquinas is right and there must be a prime mover or a first cause. Why must this first cause be God? That is, God is traditionally defined as a being that is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnivenevolent. Does Aquinas provide any reasons for thinking that the prime ...

Introduction:

‘Suburban by John Ciardi’ and ‘The Secretary Chant’ by Mage Piercy are poems which are full of life experiences and are also replete with satire. This analysis attempts to convey certain messages and subtle lines which demonstrate that they are truly poems of the world.
"Suburban" by John Ciardi ,

“Yesterday Mrs. Friar phoned."Mr. Ciardi,

how do you do?" she said. "I am sorry to say
this isn't exactly a social call. The fact is
a large repulsive object in my petunias."

John Ciardi’s poem focuses on some intriguing aspects especially with regard to some sexual orientations especially with the parallel between a girl ...

One of the most shadowy figures in the history of religious experience is Pontius Pilate, who just happened to be the Roman prefect over Judea when the Jews in that province happened to become very upset about the teachings of Jesus. As prefect, Pilate was in charge of determining Jesus’ fate when it became clear that the Jewish leadership wanted Jesus executed, because only the Roman authorities could order a death sentence. One of the more uncomfortable meetings in all of history ensued when Pilate brought in Jesus for an audience. The Gospels agree that Pilate did not find anything ...