Pontius Pilate

the governor of Jerusalem was a Roman by the name of Pontius Pilate. The Jewish leaders falsely accused Jesus of subverting the nation. They told Pilate that “He opposes payment of taxes to Cesar and that He claimed to be Christ, a king” (Luke 23:2). Jesus’s enemies were relentless and determined to get Him convicted. Jesus was eventually put on trial, and every step of the proceedings His enemies were there to press their lying case. During all the accusation and trial, there was no counsel for the defense. In the time that Jesus walked the earth the sole responsibility for the fairness of a trial fell to the magistrate, in this case, Pontius Pilate. Yet, since we read in every Gospel account that Pilate found no fault in Jesus and wanted to set Him free, we have to ask: What happened to justice? Why did Pilate change his mind? Matthew even says that Pilate 's wife, Claudia Porcula, had dreamed about Jesus and sent word to her husband: "Don 't have anything to do with that innocent man" (Matthew 27:19). John 's Gospel records the turning point in the proceedings against Jesus. Pilate has decided that Jesus should go free. Then someone in the crowd shouts, "If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar" (John 19:12). "Friend of Caesar" was one of the formal titles for a Roman governor. Whoever shouted this knew that Pilate was standing on a slippery political slope. When Pilate heard it, he abandoned his defense of Jesus. The…

governor Pontius Pilate. Pilate had Jesus sent to King Herod because Jesus was a Galilean after questioning Jesus and not receiving the reaction or response he desired. Herod sent Jesus back to Pilate (Collins, n.d.), when Jesus went back before Pilate he was flogged, beaten or whipped. (Cohn, 2008) Soldiers then made him a crown to mock him as King. He was then dressed in a purple robe and walked in front of the crowd, the crowd who would sentence his death. When the chief priests and their…

While giving the account of Jesus before Annas (18:12-24), and then the account before Pilate (18:28-40), the text omits what occurs while Jesus is in Caiaphas’ own home (18:24, 28). As if Annas’ house was a common place for people to hang out in the dead of night, Peter and the beloved disciple are confronted with quite a crowd just waiting around…in the dead of night. If this is not shady enough for you, then consider the role of Malchus’ relative (18:26). For such a person to be present…

Seal Sentences Christ to Die...in a Musical He may have been "Kissed by a Rose" and even had the love of supermodel Heidi Klum, but the Grammy award-winning artist, Seal, is now going one step beyond. He is portraying the Roman leader who sentenced Jesus Christ to die. During a two-hour live musical performance of "The Passion", Seal will take on the role of Pontius Pilate. Much like Pilate, Seal admits that he finds himself skeptical of religion and "constantly striving to connect with his…

of the most important day of mankind. This paper will demonstrate that although the movie’s depiction slanted towards a bias of the Jewish people being against Jesus, the Sanhedrin were not representatives of the sediment of the Jews. It will also show that Pontius Pilate, a man of consciousness, was ultimately used as a pawn by God to carry out the inevitable death of Jesus. Finally, this paper will demonstrate that the death of Jesus was not a result of the Sanhedrin or Pontius Pilot, but…

In an article about Musicals and Hollywood’s adaptation of the musical there was a chart that had a list of the names of the main characters that were in the musical. “The main characters that were in the musical were Jesus, played by Jeff Fenholt, Judas, played by Ben Vereen, Mary Magdalene, played by Yvonne Elliman, Heriod, played by Paul Ainsley, and Pontius Pilate, played by Barry Brennan”(Hischak). One can see from this list that these actors were the original cast that had performed the…

The Ambivalent Role of Pilate Through Matthew 27:11-66 it is evident that the governor Pontius Pilate plays a crucial role in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Scholars throughout history have provided support to see Pilate as positive, negative, or neutral role in the retelling of the crucifixion. Warren Carter is one of the many scholars who have taken note of Pilate’s role in history and within the source “Pontius Pilate. Portraits of a Roman Governor” Carter argues that Pilate is a negative…

place. The details regarding the events, tasks, and business. which were important to the class to which Antipas belonged all seem to accurately represent that portion of that society well. Similarly the accounts of the Christians from the group who met at the house of Antonius seem to provide an accurate picture of the lives and situations which real of people of that class in that day of age. The second aspect which adds much to the story is the specifics from the bible that like the…

to the Romans. The Jews wanted their authority in the manner. Without the Romans word, noting could be done to him. Jesus was brought up to before Pontius Pilate. Pilate asked Jesus were these accusations true. Jesus said yes they are. Pilate gave he plenty of ways out of this situation, Jesus refused these offers. Pilate asked the Jewish crowd why this man should be treated and punished so harshly, they said he is not king of the Jews, he is no one. Pilate did not want Jesus to be hurt or…

Pontius Pilate asked Jesus this same question in John 18:38, “What is truth?” Captial-T True is, according to wallace, an attitude and state of mind. It is simply an opportunity to, “decide how you’re gonna try to see it.” In this case, “IT” being any given situation a person might encounter during any given day. It is a conscious decision to be willing to look at tough, mundane, boring, and repetitive situations from a worldview other than the normal. A facet of Capital-T Truth is that, “it is…