Note 45 — Part I
Reading edition
Pilate evidently inflicted this punishment—milder than death—in the hope that it would pacify the Jews, and they would permit him to let Jesus escape the extreme penalty of crucifixion.
Reading edition
Pilate evidently inflicted this punishment—milder than death—in the hope that it would pacify the Jews, and they would permit him to let Jesus escape the extreme penalty of crucifixion.