The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1865-11-25
The Transcript of the Sentence of
Death Pronounced against jesus
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[From tho Hartford Timesl
BY request we publish the following ac-
count from a foreign paper, together with
the predatory remarks of one of our Amer
lean eXchangcs-mercly promising that the
idea conveyed in the said introductory
comment, that the account is now proba-
bly, first made public, is an error. We pub
lishcd the same thing some twenty years
ago ia the TnfEs. There seems to be no
reason to doubt its authenticity:
The following is II copy of the most mem-
orable judicial sentence which has ever
been pronounced IN the annals of the world
namely, that of death against the Savi-
our, with the remarks which the journal
lie DrOit has collected, and the knowledge
of which must be interesting In the high
est degree to every Christian. Until now
we are not aware that it has ever been
made public In the German papers. 1t is
word for word as follows.
Sentence pronounced by POntius PLATE,
intendant of the Province of Lower CALI
lee, that Jesus of Nazereth shall suffer death
by the cross.
In the seventeenth year of the reign OF
the Emperor Tiberius, and on the 2jth day
of the month of March, in the most holy
city of Jerusalem, during the pontiicate Of
Annas and Caiphas.
Pontius PLATE, intendant OF the province
of Lower Gallilee, sitting in judgment Ia
the Presidential seat of the pretor, senten-
ces Jesus of Nazareth to death on IA cross,
between two robbers, as the numerous and
notorious testimonies of the people prove
]. Jesus is n misleader.
.. He has excited the people to sedtion.
3. He Is an enemy TO the laws.
4. He calls himself the Son of God.
o. He calls himself falsely the King OF
Israel
O. He went into the Temple, followed by
multitude carrying palms In their hands
Orders the first centurian, Quirrillus Cor
nelius, to bring him in the place of eXecu-
tiOn.
Forbids all persons, rich or poor to pre-
vent the execution of Jesus.
The witnesses who have signed the exc
cution against Jesus are
l. Daniel Robani, Pharisee.
2. John Zorababel.
3. Raphael Robani.
4. Gapet.
Jesus to be taken out of Jerusalem
through the gate of Tournes.
This sentence is engraved on a plate o.
brass, in the Hebrew language, and on it!
sides are the following words: "A similar
plate has been sent to each tribe" II wa
discovered in the year 1880, in the city o
Aqulla, In the kingdom of Naples, by
search made for the discovery of the Ro
man antiquities, and remained there unit
il was found by the commissaries of art il
the French army of Italy. Up to the tim,
of the campaign in Southern Italy, it wa
preserved in the sacristy of the Carthu
slams, near Naples, where it was kept in
box of ebony. Since then, the relic la
been kept in the chapel of Caserta. Tn
Carthusians obtained by their petitions tina
the plate might be kept by them, whicl
was an acknowledgement of the sacrifice
which they made for the French army
The French translation was made literally
by members Of the commission of arts
Demon had a FAD sibaile the plate engrave
which was bought by Lord Howard, ol
the sale of his cabinet for 1880 francs.-
There seems to be no historical doubts as t.
the authenticity of this. The reasons O
the sentence correspond exactly with thos
of the eGospel.-7rdHslated from tie Holdi
sehe XeituRg.