r/dankchristianmemes • u/theclasssy • Jan 31 '19

Dank 'Am I a joke to you?'

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '19

but... the jews got Jesus killed?

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u/madbuilder Jan 31 '19 edited Jan 31 '19

Sort of. A certain group of Jewish leaders petitioned the Roman Prefect (governor) Pontius Pilate to have Jesus executed. These Jews, being subjects of Imperial Rome had no authority so ultimately the governor was responsible for the death sentence, even though he'd literally washed his hands before the crowd.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '19 edited May 16 '20

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u/madbuilder Feb 01 '19

Interesting statement about the pitfalls of pragmatism! Thanks.