A Roman governor ordered Jesus’ crucifixion – so why did many Christians blame Jews for centuries?

By Nathanael Andrade, Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York

It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a sentence that Roman judges often inflicted on social subversives – crucifixion.

The New Testament Gospels say so. The Nicene Creed, one of Christianity’s key statements of faith, says Jesus “was crucified under Pontius Pilate.” The testimony…

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