David W. Chapman (Von (Autor)) Born 1966; 2000 PhD (University of Cambridge); since 2000 Professor of New Testament and Archaeology, Covenant Theological Seminary, Saint Louis, USA.Eckhard J. Schnabel (Von (Autor)) Born 1955; 1983 PhD from Aberdeen University (Scotland); Mary F. Rockefeller Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA.

• Part 1. The Jewish Trial before the Sanhedrin (E. J. Schnabel)1.1 Annas and Caiaphas1.2 The Jurisdiction of the Sanhedrin1.3 Capital Cases in Jewish Law1.4 Interrogation of Witnesses1.5 The Charge of Blasphemy1.6 The Charge of Being a Seducer1.7 The Charge of Sorcery1.8 Abuse of Prisoners1.9 Transfer of Court CasesPart 2. The Roman Trial before Pontius Pilatus (E. J. Schnabel)2.1 Pontius Pilatus2.2 The Jurisdiction of Roman Prefects2.3 The crimen maiestatis in Roman Law2.4 Reports of Trial Proceedings2.5 Languages Used in Provincial Court Proceedings2.6 Amnesty and Acclamatio Populi2.7 Abuse of Convicted Criminals2.8 Requisitioning of Provincials2.9 Carrying the Crossbeam2.10 TitulusPart 3. Crucifixion (D. W. Chapman)3.1 Crucifixion, Bodily Suspension, and Issues of Definition3.2 Bodily Suspension in the Ancient Near East3.3 Barbarians and Crucifixion according to Graeco-Roman Sources3.4 Suspension and Crucifixion in Classical and Hellenistic Greece3.5 Jewish Suspension and Crucifixion3.6 Victims of Crucifixion in the Roman Period3.7 Suspension and Crucifixion in Hellenistic and Roman Palestine3.8 Methods and Practices of Bodily Suspension in the Roman Period3.9 Crucifixion Terminology Applied to Earlier Traditions3.10 Perceptions of Crucifixion in Antiquity3.11 Reception of the Christian Message of the Crucified Messiah