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Book or monograph Ernst Bammel, ed., The Trial of Jesus. London, SCM Press / Naperville: Allenson, 1970. Pbk. ISBN: 0334016789. pp.192.
On-line Resource Angus John Brockhurst Higgins [?], editor, New Testament EssaysMatthew Black [1908-1994], "The Arrest and Trial of Jesus and the Date of the Last Supper," Angus John Brockhurst Higgins, editor, New Testament Essays. Studies in Memory of Thomas Walter Manson 1893-1958, sponsored by Pupils, Colleagues and Friends. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1958. Hbk. pp.19-33. View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holders of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Book or monograph Josef Blinzler, The Trial of Jesus. Cork: Mercier, 1959.
Book or monograph Darrell L. Bock, Blasphemy and Exaltation in Judaism and the Final Examination of Jesus, Tübingen: Mohr, 1998 / Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
Book or monograph Bond: Pontius Pilate in History and InterpretationHelen K. Bond, Pontius Pilate in History and Interpretation. Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Hbk. ISBN: 0521631149. pp.280.
On-line Resource Mary Brodrick [1858-1933], The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ of NazarethMary Brodrick [1858-1933], The Trial and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. London: John Murray, 1908. Hbk. pp.196. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book F.F. Bruce, "The Trial of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel," R.T. France & David Wenham, eds., Gospel Perspectives, Vol. 1. Sheffield: JSOT, 1980. pp.7-20.
On-line Resource Septimus Buss [1836-1914], The Trial of Jesus Illustrated from Talmud and Roman LawSeptimus Buss [1836-1914], The Trial of Jesus Illustrated from Talmud and Roman Law. London: SPCK, 1906. Hbk. pp.125. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource David Catchpole, "'You Have Heard His Blasphemy'," Tyndale Bulletin 16 (1965): 10-18. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph David R. Catchpole, The Trial of Jesus: A Study in the Gospels and Jewish Historiography from 1770 to the Present Day. Studia Post Biblica - Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism , No 18. Leiden: E J Brill, 1971. Hbk. ISBN: 9004025995.
On-line Resource Herbert Danby [1889-1953], "The Bearing of the Rabbinical Criminal Code on the Jewish Trial Narratives in the Gospels," Journal of Theological Studies 21 No 81 (Oct. 1919): 51-76. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book Charles H. Giblin, "John's Narration of the Hearing Before Pilate (John 18,28-19,16a)," Biblica 67 (1986): 221-239.
Article in Journal or Book Jesus and the Politics of His DayWalter Grundmann, "The Decision of the Supreme Court to Put Jesus to Death (John 11:47-57) in Its Context: Tradition and Redaction in the Gospel of John," Ernst Bammel & Charles F.D. Moule, eds., Jesus and the Politics of His Day. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Pbk. ISBN: 0521313449. pp.295-318.
Book or monograph Anthony E. Harvey, Jesus on Trial: A Study in the Fourth Gospel. London: SPCK, 1976.
On-line Resource J.J. Kilgallen, "Jesus' First Trial: Messiah and Son of God (Luke 22,66-71)," Biblica 80 (1999): 401-414.
On-line Resource Brent Kinman, "Pilate's Assize and the Timing of Jesus' Trial," Tyndale Bulletin 42.2 (1991): 282-295. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Simon Legasse, The Trial of Jesus. London: SCM Press Ltd., 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 0334026792. pp.208.
Book or monograph Lincoln: Truth on TrialAndrew T. Lincoln, Truth on Trial. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson. Hbk. ISBN: 1565632826. pp.400.
Article in Journal or Book

Henry Innes MacAdam, "Gethsemane, Gabbatha, Golgotha: The Arrest, Trials and Execution of Jesus of Nazareth," Irish Biblical Studies 17.4 (1995): 146-175.

Article in Journal or Book Brian C. McGing, "Pontius Pilate and the Sources," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 53 (1991): 416-438.
Article in Journal or Book Frank J. Matera, "Jesus Before Annas: John 18,13-14. 19-24," Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 66 (1990): 38-55.
Article in Journal or Book Robert L. Merritt, "Jesus Barabbas and the Paschal Pardon," Journal of Biblical Literature 104 (1985): 57-68.
Article in Journal or Book R. Larry Overstreet, "Roman Law and the Trial of Christ," Bibliotheca Sacra 135: 540 (1978): 323-332.
On-line Resource Roy A. Stewart, "Judicial Procedure in New Testament Times," Evangelical Quarterly 47.2 (Apr.-June 1975): 94-109.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Book or monograph A.N. Sherwin-White, Roman Society and Roman Law in the New Testament, new edn.Oxford: Oxford University Press Reprints distributed by Sandpiper Books, 2000. Hbk. ISBN: 019825153X. pp.216.
Book or monograph A.N. Sherwin-White, "The Trial of Christ." D E. Nineham, ed. Historicity and Chronology in the New Testament. London: SPCK, 1965. Pbk. ISBN: 0281005494. pp.168.
Article in Journal or Book David W. Wead, "We have a Law, " Novum Testamentum 11 (1969): 185-189.
Book or monograph Paul Winter, On the Trial of Jesus. Studia Judaica, 2nd edn. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, Inc., 1974. Hbk. ISBN: 3110022834. pp.225.

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