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noun - the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
PONTIUS PILATE - Pontius Pilate (; Latin: Pontius Pltus, Greek: , Pontios Pilatos) was the fifth prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiber...
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| Sep 3 2017 The Times - Specialist |
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| Roman governor of Judea 26-37 A.D. |
| "Take ye him and crucify him: for I find no fault in him" |
| Governor of Judea who asked Jesus, "Art thou the king of the Jews?" |
| In Luke, Jesus is tried both by Herod & by this Roman governor |
| The headquarters of this Roman governor of Judea was at Caesarea rather than at Jerusalem |
| According to tradition, he was descended from the clan of the Pontii & killed himself in 39 A.D. |
| The gospel of Matthew says this governor of Judea "washed his hands" of the guilt for crucifying Jesus |
| The Roman official mentioned in the Bible who is also mentioned in the Apostles' Creed |
| "What evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go" |
| He was military governor of Judea 26-36 A.D. |
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Pontius Pilate (; Latin: Pontius Pltus, Greek: , Pontios Pilatos) was the fifth prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from AD 26/27 to 36/37. He is best known today for adjudicating on the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. * The sources for Pilate's life are an inscription known as the Pilate Stone, which confirms his historicity and establishes his title as prefect; a brief mention by Tacitus; Philo of Alexandria; Josephus; the four canonical gospels; the Acts of the Apostles; the First Epistle to Timothy; the Gospel of Nicodemus; the Gospel of Marcion; and other apocryphal works. Based on these sources, it appears that Pilate was an equestrian of the Pontii family, and succeeded Valerius Gratus as prefect of Judaea in AD 26. Once in his post he offended the religious sensibilities of his subjects, leading to harsh criticism from Philo, and many decades later, Josephus. According to Josephus, who wrote about it around AD 93, Pilate was deposed and sent t |