Sacred Art Archive on Instagram: "The atmosphere inside the Praetorium was suffocating. Outside, the mob was screaming for blood. Inside, Pontius Pilate—the Governor of Judea—stood face to face with a carpenter who had been beaten, bound, and abandoned by his friends. By all worldly logic, this should have been a simple trial. Pilate held the authority of the Empire; the prisoner held nothing. But the silence of the prisoner unsettled the Governor. Pilate was used to criminals begging for mercy