Who is named as the person who killed Jesus?

Who is named as the person who killed Jesus?

• A. Herod
• B. Pontius Pilate
• C. Caesar
• D. Judas Iscariot

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is who held the authority to sentence Jesus to death in the biblical accounts. Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, is the official who presided over Jesus’ trial and, after weighing the charges and the pressure from the crowd, authorized the crucifixion. He represents the civil authority that carries out the sentence, even though the Jewish leaders pressed for it and Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus leading to the arrest. This helps distinguish the roles: Judas was the betrayer who facilitated the arrest, not the killer; Herod interacts with Jesus in the narrative but does not issue the death sentence; Caesar is the emperor who represents broader Roman authority but is not the figure who directly orders the crucifixion in the Gospel accounts. So Pilate is named as the one who formally condemned Jesus to death and ordered the execution.

The main idea here is who held the authority to sentence Jesus to death in the biblical accounts. Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, is the official who presided over Jesus’ trial and, after weighing the charges and the pressure from the crowd, authorized the crucifixion. He represents the civil authority that carries out the sentence, even though the Jewish leaders pressed for it and Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus leading to the arrest.

This helps distinguish the roles: Judas was the betrayer who facilitated the arrest, not the killer; Herod interacts with Jesus in the narrative but does not issue the death sentence; Caesar is the emperor who represents broader Roman authority but is not the figure who directly orders the crucifixion in the Gospel accounts. So Pilate is named as the one who formally condemned Jesus to death and ordered the execution.