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Pilate's washing his hands of responsibility for Jesus's death in Matthew 27:24 is a commonly encountered image in the popular imagination, [76] and is the origin of the English phrase "to wash one's hands of (the matter)", meaning to refuse further involvement with or responsibility for something. [285]
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Pilate Washes His Hands by James Tissot – Brooklyn Museum. The term "blood curse" refers to a New Testament passage from the Gospel of Matthew, which describes events taking place in Pilate's court before the crucifixion of Jesus, and specifically the alleged willingness of the Jewish crowd to accept liability for Jesus' death.
Christ before Pilate (Passion No. 5) 1512: Copper engraving: 117 × 74 mm: B7 Flagellation (Passion No. 6) 1512: Copper engraving: 117 × 74 mm: B8 Christ Crowned with Thorns (Passion No. 7) 1512: Copper engraving: 117 × 74 mm: B9 Ecce Homo (Passion No. 8) 1512: Copper engraving: 117 × 74 mm: B10 Pilate Washing his Hands (Passion No. 9) 1512 ...
Albrecht Dürer, Pilate Washing his Hands, engraving on copper, 118 mm × 75 mm (4.6 in × 3.0 in), Metropolitan Museum of Art. A painting in the Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, attributed to Ter Brugghen, appropriates Dürer's composition directly and in reverse.
And also references to hand-washing: I will wash my hands in innocence; so will I compass Thine altar, O LORD (Psalms 26:6) Lavabo in the Poblet Monastery in Spain. The Mikveh in the Bible is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion. The word is employed in its broader sense but generally means a collection of water. [41]