<p>18:33 <em>Pilate therefore went into the Praetorium and called Jesus, and said to him: Are you the King of the Jews?</em>-&nbsp; The Jews were seeking the death penalty on the basis that the Lord was setting Himself up as a king in opposition to Caesar. And yet according to their law, this was not a capital offence, in fact it was no crime at all. Their whole legal and logical case against the Lord had no consistency nor integrity at all.</p><p>The records are in fact written in such a way as to encourage us to re-live the crucifixion process as it were in slow motion. The record of the trials likewise is written in a way which encourages us to imagine it and live it out in our imaginations in slow motion. Donald Senior has pointed out how John's account of the trial scenes alternate between what is happening &quot;inside&quot; and &quot;outside&rdquo;: <br />(1) &quot;Outside&quot; - The Jewish leaders hand Jesus over to Pilate, Jn. 18:28-32<br />(2) &quot;Inside&quot; - Pilate interrogates Jesus, 18:33-38<br />(3) &quot;Outside&quot; - Pilate declares Jesus innocent, 18:38-40<br />(4) &quot;Inside&quot; - The Roman soldiers scourge and mock Jesus, 19:1-3<br />(5) &quot;Outside&quot; - Pilate again declares Jesus not guilty, 19:4-8<br />(6) &quot;Inside&quot; - Pilate interrogates Jesus, 19:9-12<br />(7) &quot;Outside&quot; - Pilate delivers Jesus to crucifixion, 19:13-16.</p>