BY FRANK JOHN POWELL WHAT SHALL I DO THEN WITH JESUS WHICH IS CALLED CHRIST — Pontius Pilate THE STORY OF THE DOUBLE “ TRIAL” I .E . THE proceedings before the Jewish court and the Roman trial before Pilate, as related in the Gospels, is one which can be read in a few minutes, but to appreciate the significance of the incidents which occurred, the clash of personalities, the attitude of Jesus to His accusers and their accusations, and, above all, the reasons for His rejection by Israel, it is necessary to consider the historical background, the state of national opinion in Palestine, the laws by which the Jewish and Roman courts, respectively, were bound and the personal history of the chief characters concerned. This book is based on notes of lectures I have given on this subject. I have added considerably to the notes. It is a study by one who would like to be regarded as a “common juryman” who has hearkened to the evidence, including that of experts — who have not always agreed — and has tried to arrive at a reasonable verdict. I hope that the many who have asked for a printed copy of the lectures will find this book to be an acceptable substitute and a useful introduction to a study of the subject. F. J. P.

New Malden, Surrey.

BOOKS REFERRED TO BY THE AUTHOR THE author wishes to acknowledge his indebtedness to the authors and publishers of the following books and to express his grateful appreciation of the permission so readily given to quote extracts from those books:

THE MISHNAH. Herbert Danby, D.D. The Clarendon Press, Oxford.

WORKS OF FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS. Whiston Edition. (1906.) Messrs. Myers & Co.

THE JEWISH PEOPLE IN THE TIME OF CHRIST. E. Schurer, D.D., M.A. Div. 2, Vol. 1. Messrs. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh.

THE GREATER MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BIBLE. Rev. James Hastings, D.D. Messrs. T. & T. Clark.

HUNTER’ S ROMAN LAW. Fourth Edition. Sweet & Maxwell, Ltd.

THE NEW BIBLE HANDBOOK. Rev. G. T. Manley, M.A., Inter-Varsity Fellowship of Evangelical Unions.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE BIBLE. J.N. Schofield. Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd., Edinburgh.

THE COMMON LAW OF ENGLAND. Blake Odgers. Sweet & Maxwell, Ltd.

JESUS OF NAZARETH. Joseph Klausher, Ph.D. Translation by Herbert Danby, D.D. George Allen & Unwin, Ltd, THE TRIAL OF JESUS CHRIST. Lord Shaw of Dunfermline, K.C., LL.D.

George Newnes, Ltd.

JESUS THE MESSIAH. Alfred Edersheim, M.A., D.D., Ph.D. Longmans Green & Co., Ltd.

THE TRIAL OF JESUS CHRIST. A. Taylor Innes. Messrs. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh.

JESUS CHRIST:HIS TIMES,LIFE AND WORK. (Harwood’s translation.)

Mons. E. De Pressense. Hodder & Stough-ton, Ltd.

THE TRIAL OF JESUS. Giovanni Rosadi. Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd.