Yes, the religious leaders could Not execute Jesus so the Jews got the political (Romans) to do their dirty work.
- Acts of the Apostles 3:15
By the time of Constantine the political used the 'church' to achieve their political goal.
Under the Constitution of the Mosaic law for ancient Israel there was separation of 'church and state'.
- 2 Chronicles 26:16-21
The 'king' (political) was Not to interfere with priestly (religious) duties and vice versa.
But Pilate did not execute Jesus on the Cross, he conspired with the staff to save Jesus' death on the Cross, that is why Jesus bones were not broken, and a sturdy man like Jesus was not to die in two/three hours, I understand. Right?
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According to Wells, in his early years, Doherty, and Carrier, the
mythical Jesus was derived from Wisdom traditions, the personification of an eternal aspect of God, who came to visit human beings.
[235][236][web 21] Doherty notes that the concept of a spiritual Christ was the result of common philosophical and religious ideas of the first and second century AD, in which the idea of an intermediary force between God and the world were common.
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Christ myth theory - Wikipedia