HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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wanted to conquer the Jews.
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feared he might lead a revolt.
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had told him to stay in Galilee.
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said he should worship the emperor.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Etymology. In Jewish eschatology, the term mashiach, or “Messiah", refers specifically to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line, who is expected to save the Jewish nation, and will be anointed with holy anointing oil and rule the Jewish people during the Messianic Age.
Detailed explanation-2: -A fifth-century Syriac version of the Acts of Pilate explains Pilate’s conversion as occurring after he has blamed the Jews for Jesus’ death in front of Tiberius; prior to his execution, Pilate prays to God and converts, thereby becoming a Christian martyr.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 313 AD, the Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which accepted Christianity: 10 years later, it had become the official religion of the Roman Empire.