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noun - the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)
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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| ( Alex presents the clue from Jerusalem.) An arch near the first station of the cross is called the [something] arch, based on the belief that it was here that this Roman governor said, "Behold, the man" |
| In the Bible this Roman governor asks Jesus, "What is truth?" |
| "But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the Passover" |
| "Art thou the king of the Jews?" |
| In Matthew 27, this Roman washes his hands to ritually absolve himself of Jesus' conviction & execution |
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| (died c.36 AD), Roman procurator of Judaea c.26c.36. He is remembered for presiding at the trial of Jesus Christ and authorizing his crucifixion. |
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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 to 36. He is best known today for 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 to Rome by Lucius Vitel |