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After Jesus died on the cross, the gospels record that Pilate allowed several members of the Sanhedrin, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, to bury Jesus (Mark 15:43; John 3:1; 19:38-40).
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Jun 7, 2024 · Pontius Pilate served as the governor of Judea and is known for overseeing the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. Pilate was a military man from a second-tier noble family, lacking experience in diplomacy or governance.
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Aug 7, 2023 · According to the Letters of Herod and Pilate, a collection of letters some believe to be the real correspondence between Pontius Pilate and King Herod, Pilate was reportedly tormented by guilt after Jesus’ crucifixion at Golgotha.
Mar 6, 2019 · The scourging of Jesus, who was tortured prior to his crucifixion. Philo also wrote that Pilate permitted a pair of gilded shields inscribed with the name of the Roman Emperor Tiberius into...
Aug 1, 2024 · After Sejanus’s fall (31 ce), Pilate was exposed to sharper criticism from certain Jews, who may have capitalized on his vulnerability to obtain a legal death sentence on Jesus (John 19:12). The Samaritans reported Pilate to Vitellius, legate of Syria, after he attacked them on Mount Gerizim (36 ce).
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- Pontius Pilate was the Roman prefect (governor) of Judaea (26–36 CE) who presided at the trial of Jesus and gave the order for his crucifixion.
- As the prefect of Roman-occupied Palestine, he insulted the religious sensibilities of his Jewish subjects by promoting Roman religion and emperor...
- According to Eusebius of Caesarea’s Ecclesiastical History, Pontius Pilate killed himself on orders from the emperor Caligula sometime after 36 CE.
Mar 26, 2024 · Pontius Pilate was a Roman prefect (or governor) over Judea in the early first century (about 26-36 AD). Those who have read about Pilate in the Gospel accounts may know of him as a man who saw Jesus was guiltless, but let his fear of the crowds seize him.
Mar 30, 2016 · As governor, it was Pilate’s job to pass judgement in capital cases: he was the one who condemned Jesus to suffer on the cross. There was no circumventing his guilt.