How did Jesus, a much-lovedand highly respected Jewishteacher, get sentenced to deathas a criminal? The questions ofstudents and scholars about theactual circumstances, legal situation,and subsequent development of thePassion Narratives are here answeredin Sloyan’s second edition of thisreliable resource, first published byFortress Press in 1973. This secondedition includes additional text, updated bibliography andnotes, and a new preface.