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not based on a wrong hypothesis. . II- Pontius Pilate's wife sees a dream "When he (Pilate) was set down on the Judgement seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man (Jesus): for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. " (Matthew 27:19). Pilate's wife's dream was really true and quite opportune. It purports to mean that Christ be saved from the accursed death on the Cross. . God saves his dear ones by means of dreams of others as was the case with Joseph who was released from jail having interpreted the two dreams of Pharaoh. God wanted to protect Jesus against his enemies, hence the dream of the Roman governor's wife which influenced his judgement. . III -The Roman Governor's sympathetic attitude. The Jews presented the case of Jesus Christ to Pontius Pilate, the. Roman governor of Palestine. He held a judicial inquiry into the case and declared that he was not guilty of the charges brought against him. He said unto them: "Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things where of ye accused him. " (Luke 23:14) "He went out again unto the Jews and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye, therefore, that I release unto you the King of the Jews? Then cried they all again, saying,. Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. " (John 18:38, 40) "And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the. Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not. Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. ” (John 19:12). From the references given above, it is evident that the Governor regarded Jesus innocent of all the charges brought against him by the. Jews. He tried his utmost, to release him but when the Jews 5