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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 ...
Biblical scholar Bart D. Ehrman wrote: "Tacitus's report confirms what we know from other sources, that Jesus was executed by order of the Roman governor of Judea, Pontius Pilate, sometime during Tiberius's reign." [66] However, some scholars question the value of the passage given that Tacitus was born 25 years after Jesus' death. [57]
Mark 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.This chapter records the narrative of Jesus' passion, including his trial before Pontius Pilate and then his crucifixion, death and entombment.
The Pilate stone is a damaged block (82 cm x 65 cm) of carved limestone with a partially intact inscription attributed to Pontius Pilate, a prefect of the Roman province of Judaea from AD 26 to 36. It was discovered at the archaeological site of Caesarea Maritima in 1961.
26–36 Pontius Pilate, Prefect ... Shortly after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ ... 1636–1638 Cornelius Jansen, ...
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while governors were forbidden to bring their wives to their posts under the Republic and Augustus, the law was later repealed by the Senate.
Articles relating to Pontius Pilate (Pontius Pilatus), the Prefect of Judaea (term 26–36). Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
He deposed Pontius Pilate in 36 after complaints from the people in Samaria. He supported Emperor Caligula , and was a favorite of Emperor Claudius ' wife Valeria Messalina . During Claudius' reign, he was Consul again twice, and governed Rome while the Emperor was absent on his invasion of Britain .