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Sources on Pontius Pilate are limited, although modern scholars know more about him than about other Roman governors of Judaea. [14] The most important sources are the Embassy to Gaius (after the year 41) by contemporary Jewish writer Philo of Alexandria, [15] the Jewish Wars (c. 74) and Antiquities of the Jews (c. 94) by the Jewish historian Josephus, as well as the four canonical Christian ...
Thring first appeared on screen as a child in the 1932 Australian film The Sentimental Bloke, directed by his father F. W. Thring. [7] One of Thring's most well-known screen roles was as Pontius Pilate in Ben-Hur [8] (1959). He also appeared as Al-Kadir, Emir of Valencia in El Cid [8] (1961).
Pontius Pilate (Andrew James Allen) (seasons 3–4): Pontius Pilate is the Roman Procurator in Jerusalem and the governor of Judea. He is the husband of Claudia. Claudia (Sarah J. Bartholomew) (seasons 3–4): Claudia is the wife of Pontius Pilate.
According to Josephus, Caiaphas was appointed in AD 18 by the Roman prefect Valerius Gratus [2] who preceded Pontius Pilate. According to John, Caiaphas was the son-in-law of the high priest Annas, who is widely identified with Ananus the son of Seth, mentioned by Josephus. [15]
Similarly, Bart D. Ehrman strongly believes that the story lacks credibility, as it is not in Pontius Pilate's character to release an insurrectionist for the Jews, as well as commenting that the name Barabbas "son of the father" is interestingly similar to Jesus's role as the son of God. [26]
Ecce Homo, Caravaggio, 1605. Ecce homo (/ ˈ ɛ k s i ˈ h oʊ m oʊ /, Ecclesiastical Latin: [ˈettʃe ˈomo], Classical Latin: [ˈɛkkɛ ˈhɔmoː]; "behold the man") are the Latin words used by Pontius Pilate in the Vulgate translation of the Gospel of John, when he presents a scourged Jesus, bound and crowned with thorns, to a hostile crowd shortly before his crucifixion (John 19:5).
The Message of Pilate's Wife (1886–94) by James Tissot (Brooklyn Museum). It is likely that Pontius Pilate was married. [14] It is possible that his wife accompanied him to his post as governor of Judaea (26–36/37 CE); while governors were forbidden to bring their wives to their posts under the Republic and Augustus, the law was later repealed by the Senate.
Pontius Pilate was the prefect (governor) of the Roman province of Judea approximately from 26 to 36 AD. He presided over the execution of Jesus, likely due to accusations that Jesus had called himself "King of the Jews", leading Pilate to believe he was possibly fomenting a rebellion against the Herodian dynasty to bring about a "Kingdom of God".