Pilate: A Negative Force

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Third, I think Pilate was a negative force because he was an upper class Roman and would not have to much value on the life of a lower class Jew like Jesus. It is told that Pilate was first came from the knightly class of Romans but gained a higher status through a marriage with a niece of Emperor Tiberius.

Lastly, Pilate was not concerned for Jesus's well being but instead, he thought only of himself. When looking at whether Pilate is good or bad it is important to bare in mind that Pilate had no idea who Jesus was or what he was about, I believed he feared he might have been militant. In which, is partly true because Jesus often talked about the kingdom of God within the kingdom of Caesar. He had took physical action in the temple

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