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In the canonical gospels, Pilate's court refers to the trial of Jesus in the praetorium before Pontius Pilate, preceded by the Sanhedrin Trial. In the Gospel of Luke , Pilate finds that Jesus, being from Galilee , belonged to Herod Antipas ' jurisdiction, and so he decides to send Jesus to Herod .
The Acta Pilati or Acts of Pilate is a Christian text that records Jesus's trial, execution, and resurrection and expands upon the details given from the gospels. It is by far the most popular and well-read of Pilate-related apocrypha, being compiled in the Gospel of Nicodemus (Evangelium Nicodemi) in the 9th century, which was a popular work among medieval European Christians.
According to the Pilate Stone, Pilate was officially the prefect of Judea. The characterization of Pilate as governor may link with Jesus' prediction at Matthew 10:18 that he would be "dragged before governors." [7] Josephus also refers to him as governor, while Tacitus uses Procurator, the later title for the governor of the region. [7]
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 ...
During the morning after his arrest, the trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin is concluded with plans to have Jesus executed , and he is taken to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. [7] As Jesus was being led away, [ 8 ] Judas Iscariot , who had betrayed Jesus, sees that his former teacher has been condemned, [ 9 ] and is overcome by ...
In the Gospel of Luke, after the Sanhedrin trial of Jesus, the Court elders ask Pontius Pilate to judge and condemn Jesus in Luke 23:2, accusing Jesus of making false claims of being a king. While questioning Jesus about the claim of being the King of the Jews, Pilate realizes that Jesus is a Galilean and therefore under Herod's jurisdiction ...
This chapter records the narrative of Jesus' passion, including his trial before Pontius Pilate and then his crucifixion, death and entombment. Jesus' trial before Pilate and his crucifixion, death, and burial are also recorded in Matthew 27, Luke 23, and John 18:28–19:42.
The following exchange between Jesus and Pilate is a rare item found in all four Gospels; with variations it is also at Mark 15:2, Luke 23:3, and John 18:31-37. [ 2 ] This second interrogation closely parallels that of the first trial before the Sanhedrin in Matthew 26 ; the text implies that the Jewish leaders have briefed Pilate on the ...