The New Testament Quotes

“In presenting their stories of Jesus, the Gospel writers offer a powerful alternative to the Roman system, with its succession of “divine” emperors flatteringly hailed as world rulers and “saviors.” For the Evangelists, Jesus is the rightful king that Roman monarchs could only pretend to be, imperial propaganda notwithstanding. Pontius Pilate, representing Rome, had executed Jesus as “King of the Jews” (Matt. 27: 11, 37), but God had raised him to immortal life and made him ruler over the entire cosmos.”
― Stephen L. Harris, The New Testament: A Student's Introduction