Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3
Which Roman official gave the order for Jesus to be crucified?
- Julius Caesar
- Herod Antipas
- Pontius Pilate
- Caiaphas the High Priest
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✓ Answer: C — Pontius Pilate
Pontius Pilate was the Roman governor (prefect) of Judaea who sentenced Jesus to crucifixion, despite initially finding no basis for a charge. Herod Antipas interrogated Jesus but sent him back to Pilate without sentencing him. Julius Caesar lived decades before Jesus. Caiaphas was the Jewish High Priest who handed Jesus over to Pilate but had no Roman authority to order crucifixion.