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185:1.3 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate]'s disfavor with the [[Jews]] came about as a result of a number of unfortunate encounters. First, he [[failed]] to take seriously their deep-seated [[prejudice]] against all images as [[symbols]] of [[idol]] [[worship]]. Therefore he [[permitted]] his [[soldiers]] to enter [[Jerusalem]] without removing the images of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar] from their banners, as had been the [[practice]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_soldiers Roman soldiers] under his predecessor. A large deputation of [[Jews]] waited upon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] for five days, imploring him to have these images removed from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_flag military standards]. He flatly refused to grant their [[petition]] and threatened them with instant [[death]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate], himself being a [[skeptic]], did not [[understand]] that men of strong [[religious]] [[feelings]] will not [[hesitate]] to die for their religious [[convictions]]; and therefore was he dismayed when these [[Jews]] drew themselves up defiantly before his [[palace]], bowed their faces to the ground, and sent [[word]] that they were ready to die. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] then [[realized]] that he had made a threat which he was unwilling to carry out. He [[surrendered]], ordered the images removed from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_flag standards] of his [[soldiers]] in [[Jerusalem]], and found himself from that day on to a large extent subject to the whims of the [[Jewish]] [[leaders]], who had in this way [[discovered]] his weakness in making threats which he [[feared]] to [[execute]].

185:1.3 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate]'s disfavor with the [[Jews]] came about as a result of a number of unfortunate encounters. First, he [[failed]] to take seriously their deep-seated [[prejudice]] against all images as [[symbols]] of [[idol]] [[worship]]. Therefore he [[permitted]] his [[soldiers]] to enter [[Jerusalem]] without removing the images of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar] from their banners, as had been the [[practice]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_soldiers Roman soldiers] under his predecessor. A large deputation of [[Jews]] waited upon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] for five days, imploring him to have these images removed from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_flag military standards]. He flatly refused to grant their [[petition]] and threatened them with instant [[death]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate], himself being a [[skeptic]], did not [[understand]] that men of strong [[religious]] [[feelings]] will not [[hesitate]] to die for their religious [[convictions]]; and therefore was he dismayed when these [[Jews]] drew themselves up defiantly before his [[palace]], bowed their faces to the ground, and sent [[word]] that they were ready to die. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] then [[realized]] that he had made a threat which he was unwilling to carry out. He [[surrendered]], ordered the images removed from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_flag standards] of his [[soldiers]] in [[Jerusalem]], and found himself from that day on to a large extent subject to the whims of the [[Jewish]] [[leaders]], who had in this way [[discovered]] his weakness in making threats which he [[feared]] to [[execute]].

185:1.4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate subsequently [[determined]] to regain this lost [[prestige]] and accordingly had the shields of the [[emperor]], such as were commonly used in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar] [[worship]], put up on the walls of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod's_palace Herod's palace] in [[Jerusalem]]. When the [[Jews]] [[protested]], he was adamant. When he refused to [[listen]] to their protests, they promptly [[appealed]] to [[Rome]], and the [[emperor]] as promptly ordered the [[offending]] shields removed. And then was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] held in even lower [[esteem]] than before.

185:1.4 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] subsequently [[determined]] to regain this lost [[prestige]] and accordingly had the shields of the [[emperor]], such as were commonly used in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar Caesar] [[worship]], put up on the walls of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herod's_palace Herod's palace] in [[Jerusalem]]. When the [[Jews]] [[protested]], he was adamant. When he refused to [[listen]] to their protests, they promptly [[appealed]] to [[Rome]], and the [[emperor]] as promptly ordered the [[offending]] shields removed. And then was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] held in even lower [[esteem]] than before.

185:1.5 Another [[thing]] which brought him into great disfavor with the [[Jews]] was that he [[dared]] to take [[money]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] [[treasury]] to pay for the construction of a new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct aqueduct] to provide increased [[water]] supply for the millions of [[visitors]] to [[Jerusalem]] at the times of the great [[religious]] [[feasts]]. The [[Jews]] held that only the [[Sanhedrin]] could disburse the [[temple]] [[funds]], and they never ceased to inveigh against [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] for this [[presumptuous]] ruling. No less than a score of [[riots]] and much bloodshed resulted from this [[decision]]. The last of these serious outbreaks had to do with the slaughter of a large company of [[Galileans]] even as they [[worshiped]] at the [[altar]].

185:1.5 Another [[thing]] which brought him into great disfavor with the [[Jews]] was that he [[dared]] to take [[money]] from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_temple the temple] [[treasury]] to pay for the construction of a new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_aqueduct aqueduct] to provide increased [[water]] supply for the millions of [[visitors]] to [[Jerusalem]] at the times of the great [[religious]] [[feasts]]. The [[Jews]] held that only the [[Sanhedrin]] could disburse the [[temple]] [[funds]], and they never ceased to inveigh against [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilate Pilate] for this [[presumptuous]] ruling. No less than a score of [[riots]] and much bloodshed resulted from this [[decision]]. The last of these serious outbreaks had to do with the slaughter of a large company of [[Galileans]] even as they [[worshiped]] at the [[altar]].