The idea that Pontius Pilate would have let Jesus go if the people had not insisted on His crucifixion is one of the most enduring misunderstandings in the entire Bible. Here are five things about the crucifixion that all Christians get wrong. This can lead to people misunderstanding some of the most important events in the Bible, and Christ’s death is no exception to this rule. Sadly, many Christians struggle to fill in the resulting gaps. Other times the confusion is due to poor translations or lost cultural understanding. Some of this is due to modern readers examining the text through the lens of contemporary beliefs rather than thinking about the context in which the Bible was written. Even those that have, however, often misunderstand parts of the story. There are a large number of Christians who have never read the Bible and its accounts of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Christian religion was born, spread and formed the backbone of the modern Western world.įor all that Christianity has shaped the globe, many Christians know surprisingly little about the events that created their faith in the first place.

Jesus did, however, die and rise from the dead. Constantine does not convert, the Roman Empire remains pagan and the world likely looks overwhelmingly different that it does today. Without both those events, Jesus is not the Messiah but another Jewish prophet. The story of Jesus’ death and resurrection is the very heart of the Christian faith.

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