Was Jesus the biological son of a Roman soldier? The story of how Jesus Christ came into the world is a cornerstone of the Bible, and indeed of the Christian faith.

Opinion: Was Jesus the son of a Roman soldier named Panthera? An expert on early Christianity raises questions about the virgin birth of Jesus and weighs in on how to view miracles and on her own ...

It raises questions about the virgin birth of Jesus, even pointing to ancient evidence that Jesus might have been fathered by a Roman soldier, possibly by rape.

A Roman governor ordered Jesus’ crucifixion — so why did many Christians blame Jews for centuries? Throughout history, Christians have often believed Pontius Pilate was reluctant to condemn Jesus.

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Knowing Jesus died for all of us is something special to comprehend. Personally, I never gave a thought to the Roman soldiers guarding the tomb of Jesus until this Easter. What happened to them?

The Bible doesn’t describe Jesus being nailed to a cross. Telling the story of Christ’s death, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John simply say that Roman soldiers crucified him. They don’t say how.

According to accounts in the Gospels of the Christian bible, just days after Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem, his disciple Judas Iscariot betrayed him to Roman soldiers.

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 ...

(The Conversation) — 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 ...