>I met living Portugese here who were taught that "Jews killed Jesus" .. for real
"As the religions professed by the Israelites (Second Temple Judaism) and the Romans (Pagan) were different,[7] and since at the time Jerusalem was part of Roman Judea, the charges of the Sanhedrin against Jesus held no power before Pilate."
"Pontius Pilate finally asks Jesus "What is truth?". This was said after learning that Jesus did not wish to claim any terrestrial kingdom. He was therefore not a political threat and could be seen as innocent of such a charge. [10]
Stepping back outside, Pilate publicly declared that he found no basis to charge Jesus, asking the crowd if they wanted Jesus freed. They demanded instead the release of Barabbas and called for Jesus' death. Fearing a revolt, Pilate relented."
While Pontius Pilate technically was the one who carried out the killing, it was very clearly Jewish Sanhedrin elders and many Jewish people of the area who were the ones calling for Jesus' crucifixion.
I get that "Jews called for Jesus death" can quickly jump to anti-Semitic stuff, but that doesn't mean we need to deny what actually happened.
The romans did the literal killing because Judea was a roman province, and therefore it was up to the Roman garrison to carry out the punishment.
The people who *called* for the punishment were largely the Jewish Sanhedrin and people of the crowds.
So if we’re going to be pedantic, a more accurate statement would be “The Jewish people petitioned their Roman overlords to kill Jesus on their behalf”.
See Acts 4:27. Jesus' followers singled out Herod and Pontius Pilate, but blamed the Gentiles and the Jews for the death of Jesus. (And, in the next verse, state that this was all God's will and plan.)
Blaming the Jews alone seems wrong. But so does blaming the Romans alone.
it appears that NRSV Bible text for Acts 4:27 chose
For in this city, in fact, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed
"As the religions professed by the Israelites (Second Temple Judaism) and the Romans (Pagan) were different,[7] and since at the time Jerusalem was part of Roman Judea, the charges of the Sanhedrin against Jesus held no power before Pilate."
"Pontius Pilate finally asks Jesus "What is truth?". This was said after learning that Jesus did not wish to claim any terrestrial kingdom. He was therefore not a political threat and could be seen as innocent of such a charge. [10]
Stepping back outside, Pilate publicly declared that he found no basis to charge Jesus, asking the crowd if they wanted Jesus freed. They demanded instead the release of Barabbas and called for Jesus' death. Fearing a revolt, Pilate relented."
While Pontius Pilate technically was the one who carried out the killing, it was very clearly Jewish Sanhedrin elders and many Jewish people of the area who were the ones calling for Jesus' crucifixion.
I get that "Jews called for Jesus death" can quickly jump to anti-Semitic stuff, but that doesn't mean we need to deny what actually happened.