to tiberius, pontius pilatus, pontius pilate, the prefect of judaea. this is done in honor of another man, in honor of the roman emperor. make no mistake, pilate s loyalty was completely to rome. he s not a king. he s not an emperor. this is the best he can do, but what he did gave us the name of pilate in stone. in the bible, pilate plays a crucial role in the final act of jesus life. where are you from? the new testament suggests that pilate tended to be a little weak and vacillating at
pontius pilate, prefect of judaea in the bible, pilate is infamous as the man who tries jesus. pilate is a fascinating character in christian history. he does seem tormented about whether or not jesus is guilty and whether or not he should condemn him. the pilate of the gospels is uncertain. he seems deeply concerned with jesus innocence. i have the authority to set you free. he s not firm and decisive about what he wants to do. the discovery of his name in stone was groundbreaking. the significance of the pilate stone is that it actually gives us hard evidence of this central figure from the story of the crucifixion of jeefds, so pilate really existed. he really lived, and he really was the prefect of judaea. we actually have a literal touchstone, a point of connection, between the story of the crucifixion of jesus from
building and he put this dedicatory inscription to tiberius. pilate, the prefect of judaea. this is done in honor of another man, in honor of the roman emperor, make no mistake, pilate s loyalty was completely to rome. he s not a king, he s not an emperor. this is the best he can do. but what he did gave us the name of pilate in stone. in the bible, pilate plays a crucial role in the final act of jesus life. where are you from? the new testament suggests that pilate tended to be a