Fundamentals of the Christian Faith in the Light of the Gospels
by Maulana Sadr-ud-Din
Impression Jesus Created on Jewish Mind: The Crucifixion
In this way, Jesus dissociated himself from both the claims, but the learned Jewish doctors refused to accept his explanation. They put strong pressure on Pilate who sat in judgement, to order the crucifixion of Jesus. Pilate was, thus, obliged to pronounce the sentence of death against Jesus by being hanged upon the cross. Accordingly, Jesus was put upon the cross, his hands and feet nailed to it.