Why does roman history record nothing about a custom to release a prisoner...

[Jeff M]

Why would they? It's not a Roman tradition. It's Jewish.

 

[mrhyde7600]

...during the passover?
thank you, ruth asher, for having some sense, unlike most of those answering before you! guys, i believe it was never a custom, roman nor jewish, if for no other reason that its totally ludicrious to set free a criminal on 1 of the holiest days amongst a volatile people in the national center for their culture! gimme some credit here!

 

[Shifty]

Well, its not a roman tradition, and during that time 10% of people could read and write.

 

[skeptik]

For the same reason that the Jewish history records nothing about such a custom. Because it was not a custom.

 

[Ruth Asher]

answer: Many of the answers so far are incorrect.

This was NEVER a Jewish custom. That's one of the many errors about the "trial" in the gospels (there are a LOT more)

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Thanks! An execution wouldn't have happened on a major holiday either - the Romans were jerks but they didn't want riots either.