Jesus on death row : [manuscript] : the trial of Jesus and American capital punishment / /

Osler, Mark William.

Jesus on death row : the trial of Jesus and American capital punishment / / [manuscript] : by Mark William Osler. - Nashville : Abingdon Press,, c2009. - ix, 157 p. ; ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-154) and index.

Introduction -- The story of Jesus Christ, defendant -- The investigation and inculpatory statements -- The use of a paid informant -- Strategic arrest -- The maiming of the slave and the role of power -- The initial appearance -- Last meal/Last Supper -- The fact of a trial -- The trial witnesses -- The prosecutor's emotion -- The appeal to Pilate -- Habeas denied -- The governor denies clemency -- Humiliation of the convicted -- A cruel and unusual execution -- Forfeiture -- The problem of innocence -- Aloneness and the ethics of the crowd

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Jesus Christ--Trial.
esus Christ--Crucifixion.
Capital punishment--United States.