No one is disputing crucifixion was the death penalty imposed by the Romans. The Jews were the ones who captured Jesus and held a trial, and handed him over to the Romans to get them to execute him for them.fairly good information----IN JUDEA---where there was at the time of Jesus---a specific Jewish system of law which ENITRELY
precluded crucifixion----the ONLY purpose of crucifixion was
BY ROME for a crime against Rome----to wit, SEDITION against
Roman rule. Long ago----when I was a very naive kid---I came across a little christmas play (the local catholic school did them)----Jesus is being crucified next to TWO "robbers" They
"repent" and Jesus says "ok you come to heaven with me"
I grew into teen years. I understood that at the time of Jesus---there were Roman officials and ALSO a jewish system involving courts. In the Jewish system---"robbery was a minor crime---and ABSOLUTELY NEVER CAPITAL----In the ROMAN system---the only crime that concerned the Romans was SEDITION AGAINST ROME.. Suradie swallowed the baby christmas story