And furthermore the Jewish authority did influence Pilates decision by claiming that Jesus declared himself a king and that they(the Jews) had no king but Ceasar and that if Pilate did'nt crucify Jesus than he was no friend of Ceasar. PILATE WAS AFRAID OF CEASAR! NOT THE JEWS! WHY CAN'T PEOPLE SEE THIS? The Jewish authority in Jerusalem knew this and manipulated Pilate by threatening to tell Ceasar. Kinda like your little brother threatening to tell your parents, you're not afraid of you brother but you give into the threat for fear of your parents.
And all this anti-semetic stuff is just garbage to discredit the movie. The hero of the film is a Jew for heavens sake!! So was his mother and all the apostles. Jews can't be portrayed as villains? Well I guess you have to burn the old testement too because there were alot of "bad" Jews in the old testament Ahab,Jezebel,Dathan,Korah,the golden calf worshippers to name a few.